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Clinical and magnetic resonance features of primary intracranial arachnoid cysts
Author(s) -
Gandy Samuel E.,
Heier Linda A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410210405
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , hydrocephalus , medicine , radiology , weakness , computed tomographic , arachnoid cyst , central nervous system disease , surgery , computed tomography
The clinical features of 33 patients with primary intracranial arachnoid cysts are reviewed. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed in 9 patients and was particularly useful in the multiplanar definition of complex cysts and in differentiating arachnoid cysts from other lesions that are hypodense on computed tomographic scans. Hydrocephalus, cranial nerve palsies, or symptomatic brain compression was considered an indication for surgical intervention in 21 patients. Outcome was uniformly good: mild focal weakness and seizure disorders constituted the sequelae.