Open AccessEpendymal Cyst of the Quadrigeminal Plate: Case Report
Author(s) -
Raphael P. Davis,
Ved P. Sachdev,
Michael Sachar
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1097/00006123-198501000-00022
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , cyst , hydrocephalus , neurosurgery , diplopia , computed tomographic , intracranial pressure , radiology , anatomy , surgery , computed tomography
A patient with an ependymal cyst of the quadrigeminal plate is reported. The patient presented with headache, diplopia, and evidence of increased intracranial pressure. A nonenhancing cyst with hydrocephalus was demonstrated by computed tomographic scan. The cyst was subtotally resected using a transtentorial approach. The causes, clinical presentation, and treatment of quadrigeminal plate ependymal cysts are discussed, together with a review of the literature. (Neurosurgery 16:96–99, 1985)