Facial nerve palsy in posterior fossa arachnoid cysts: report of two cases

Two patients with a posterior fossa arachnoid cyst responsible for isolated facial nerve palsy are reported. The relationships between the cyst and the facial nerve and between the facial nerve palsy and the size variation of the cyst are discussed and documented by pre- and postoperative magnetic r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Child's nervous system 2005-07, Vol.21 (7), p.587-590
Hauptverfasser:	Pirotte, Benoit, Morelli, Daniele, Alessi, Giovanni, Lubansu, Alphonse, Verheulpen, Denis, Fricx, Christophe, David, Philippe, Brotchi, Jacques
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arachnoid Cysts - complications Arachnoid Cysts - pathology Arachnoid Cysts - surgery Child Cranial Fossa, Posterior - surgery Facial Nerve Diseases - etiology Facial Nerve Diseases - pathology Facial Nerve Diseases - surgery Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male
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Zusammenfassung:	Two patients with a posterior fossa arachnoid cyst responsible for isolated facial nerve palsy are reported. The relationships between the cyst and the facial nerve and between the facial nerve palsy and the size variation of the cyst are discussed and documented by pre- and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging.
ISSN:	0256-7040 1433-0350
DOI:	10.1007/s00381-004-1073-5