Bilateral Subdural Hygroma in a Case with Sylvian Arachnoid Cyst

Document Type : Case Study

Authors

1 General physician, Trauma Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.

2 Professor of Pediatrics Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.

3 Professor of neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.

4 Assistant professor of neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.

Abstract

Arachnoid cysts are congenital lesions arising from the arachnoid membrane. The incidence of arachnoid cysts in the general population is around 0.1% and their most common location is the middle fossa. Arachnoid cysts usually present during the childhood and are identified incidentally. When symptomatic, the most common presentations include headache and seizure. The popular treatment for this lesion is surgery. In this case report, we describe a 12 year-old boy with a middle cranial fossa arachnoid cyst presenting with progressive headache, and bilateral subdural hygroma following a trivial head trauma.

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Journal of Advanced Medical Sciences and Applied Technologies
Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
7
June 2016
Pages 234-237

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