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can multiple tarlov cysts cause pain and tachycardia? have them on sacrum, lumbar and mid thoracic area. treatment?

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Dr. Adam Lewis
Dr. Adam Lewis answered
Neurosurgery 35 years experience
Tarlov cysts : Tarlov cysts are incidental and asymptomatic outpouchings of dura mater surrounding nerve roots in the spine. They are not the cause of the pain. See a neurosurgeon to evaluate your back pain.
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