Usefulness of Neuroendoscopy in Treating Supracollicular Arachnoid Cysts —Case Report—

Usefulness of neuroendoscopy in treating supracollicular arachnoid cysts--case report.

A 12-year-old girl presented with a supracollicular arachnoid cyst manifesting as a compressive headache. Neurological examination on admission revealed no deficit except bilateral papilledema. Stereotactic cyst puncture failed to perforate the cyst wall. The wall was then punctured using microforceps under neuroendoscopic guidance, followed by cystoperitoneal shunting. Her headache disappeared...

Neuroendoscopy for Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts in Infants: Therapeutic Considerations.

Background The use of the endoscope for various cranial procedures is gradually expanding. Intracranial cystic lesions in the brain are one of the most attractive targets for this minimally invasive procedure, thus avoiding conventional craniotomy. These cystic lesions in the brain, namely arachnoid cysts, are congenital. Surgical treatment depends on clinical presentation, location, and age. P...

Arachnoid Cysts

Arachnoid Cysts

not easily forgotten, and once pictured in the mind's eye by the aid of an accurate description, there can be but little danger that when thereafter encountered they might be mistaken for anything else. Descriptions of such cysts abound in the records of most asylums, and it may be well to open -what I have to say regarding them by quoting a description from the archives of the West Riding Asyl...

Intracranial arachnoid cysts.

Intracranial arachnoid cysts constitute 1% of space-occupying lesions in humans.1 The incidence of the condition in dogs is unknown. Only 6 reports describing radiographic findings of 13 affected dogs and 1 cat have been published, but detailed information about the clinical presentation of these patients is lacking.2–7 The present report describes the clinical history, diagnostic findings, and...