Giant arachnoid cyst in adult presented with secondary epileptiform activity.

Autor: Stanishevskiy, Artem, Gizatullin, Shamil, Davydov, Denis
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Zdroj: Surgical Neurology International; 8/24/2021, Vol. 12, p1-4, 4p
Abstrakt: Background: Current studies contain controversies regarding indications and preferable surgical techniques for arachnoid cysts. Case Description: In this paper we present case report of giant arachnoid cyst of right frontal lobe in young left-handed adult with headache, MRI sings of brain compression and epileptiform activity on EEG, treated by microsurgical cystostomy. Conclusion: We add a case of young adult with tension headaches and possible sub-clinical seizures due to arachnoid cyst, whose symptoms disappeared after surgical management of the cyst, including normalization of EEG. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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