Giant Intracranial Arachnoid Cyst Causing Acute Neurologic Symptoms
| Autor: | Youssoufa Maiga, Boubacar Sogoba, Drissa Kanikomo, Oumar Coulibaly, Djibo M. Diango, Madani Thierno Diop, Seybou Hassane Diallo, Moustapha Issa Mangane, Youssouf Sogoba, Issa Amadou, Djenè Kourouma, Hamidou Almeimoune, Broulaye Samaké |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Glasgow Coma Scale Neurological examination medicine.disease Head trauma Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine Cerebrospinal fluid Arachnoid cyst medicine Vomiting Cyst medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Craniotomy |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Neuroscience. :363-369 |
| ISSN: | 2162-2019 2162-2000 |
| DOI: | 10.4236/wjns.2018.83029 |
| Popis: | Intracranial arachnoid cysts (IAC) are benign lesions containing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Most of them are clinically silent and remain static in size. However some may present with mild and slow progressive symptoms caused by the cyst. The authors present the case of 54-year-old woman who presented with acute symptoms of severe headache, vomiting, and gait disturbance of 2 day’s duration. She had no history of head trauma. On admission, neurological examination revealed that the patient had a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15, and a left side hemiplegia. A CT scan revealed a hypodense fluid collection in the right frontoparietal region that mimicked an arachnoid cyst. The symptoms were improved after an emergency marsupialisation via craniotomy. |
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