Familial posterior fossa arachnoid cyst

Arachnoid cysts are a relatively common incidental finding on CT scans of the brain. They most commonly occur in the middle cranial fossa, where familial occurrence has rarely been reported. Posterior fossa arachnoid cysts are more unusual. We report the presence of quadrigeminal cistern arachnoid c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Child's nervous system 2004-02, Vol.20 (2), p.100-103
Hauptverfasser:	Sinha, Saurabh, Brown, Jennifer I M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arachnoid Cysts - complications Arachnoid Cysts - pathology Arachnoid Cysts - surgery Child, Preschool Cranial Fossa, Posterior Family Health Female Humans Hydrocephalus - etiology Hydrocephalus - pathology Hydrocephalus - surgery Infant Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Neurologic Examination - methods Skull Base Neoplasms - complications Skull Base Neoplasms - pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Arachnoid cysts are a relatively common incidental finding on CT scans of the brain. They most commonly occur in the middle cranial fossa, where familial occurrence has rarely been reported. Posterior fossa arachnoid cysts are more unusual. We report the presence of quadrigeminal cistern arachnoid cysts in siblings.
ISSN:	0256-7040 1433-0350
DOI:	10.1007/s00381-003-0808-z