the condition Tarlov cysts or Tarlov disease?
The term Tarlov cyst is ambiguous, inasmuch as it may be taken to refer to a harmless anatomical feature or a potentially grave disease condition. For this reason, we are introducing the unambiguous term, Tarlov disease. In promoting the use of the name Tarlov disease, we are following the convention of naming a disease after the researcher who first discovered or effectively disseminated information on the disease, in this case, the great pioneer in neurosurgery, Isadore Tarlov.
