Symptomatic pineal cyst: case report

Pineal cysts are being described with increasing frequency since the advent of magnetic resonance imaging. Although pineal cysts are incidental findings in as many as 4% of magnetic resonance imaging studies, symptomatic pineal cysts are quite rare. We present a case of pineal cyst causing aqueducta...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neurosurgery 1990-09, Vol.27 (3), p.451-454
Hauptverfasser: Maurer, P K, Ecklund, J, Parisi, J E, Ondra, S
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Pineal cysts are being described with increasing frequency since the advent of magnetic resonance imaging. Although pineal cysts are incidental findings in as many as 4% of magnetic resonance imaging studies, symptomatic pineal cysts are quite rare. We present a case of pineal cyst causing aqueductal obstruction with symptomatic hydrocephalus and resultant headache and syncope, which was treated by surgical resection. A review of the relevant literature and discussion follow.
ISSN:0148-396X
1524-4040
DOI:10.1227/00006123-199009000-00019