TY - JOUR
T1 - Spontaneous development of a de novo suprasellar arachnoid cyst. Case report
AU - Struck, Aaron F.
AU - Murphy, Michael J.
AU - Iskandar, Bermans J.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Arachnoid cysts are commonly thought to arise from either congenital defects or trauma. In this article the authors report the spontaneous development of a suprasellar third ventricular arachnoid cyst whose origin was not clearly congenital or traumatic. At the age of 4 months, the patient presented with hypertonia, and a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging study showed no abnormalities. At the age of 2 years, the boy presented with headaches and projectile emesis, symptoms that prompted further imaging studies. An MR image of the brain revealed a suprasellar cyst and obstructive hydrocephalus. The cyst was endoscopically fenestrated, which led to long-term symptom resolution.
AB - Arachnoid cysts are commonly thought to arise from either congenital defects or trauma. In this article the authors report the spontaneous development of a suprasellar third ventricular arachnoid cyst whose origin was not clearly congenital or traumatic. At the age of 4 months, the patient presented with hypertonia, and a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging study showed no abnormalities. At the age of 2 years, the boy presented with headaches and projectile emesis, symptoms that prompted further imaging studies. An MR image of the brain revealed a suprasellar cyst and obstructive hydrocephalus. The cyst was endoscopically fenestrated, which led to long-term symptom resolution.
KW - Cyst formation
KW - Obstructive hydrocephalus
KW - Pediatric neurosurgery
KW - Suprasellar cyst
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84995355378
U2 - 10.3171/ped.2006.104.6.426
DO - 10.3171/ped.2006.104.6.426
M3 - Article
C2 - 16776380
AN - SCOPUS:84995355378
SN - 0022-3085
VL - 104 PEDIATRICS
SP - 426
EP - 428
JO - Journal of neurosurgery
JF - Journal of neurosurgery
IS - SUPPL. 6
ER -