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Paroxysmal Headache Caused by Colloid Cyst of the Third Ventricle: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Young William B.,
Silberstein Stephen D.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1997.3701015.x
Subject(s) - colloid cyst , headaches , third ventricle , medicine , colloid , ventricle , cyst , surgery , cardiology , chemistry
Colloid cysts of the third ventricle are benign tumors that may cause brief, severe headache and, rarely, death. We present a patient with frequent, episodic, brief, severe headaches of 2 weeks' duration who suddenly became obtunded. We reviewed the literature on the symptomatology of colloid cysts and conclude that any patient: with less than a 1‐year history suggestive of a third ventricular colloid cyst causing brief, severe headaches should be aggressively investigated.