Open AccessTraumatic rupture of arachnoid cyst with subdural hygroma
Author(s) -
Rajesh Alugolu,
Vangala Bramhaprasad,
A K Purohit
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.97620
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , arachnoid cyst , presentation (obstetrics) , intracranial pressure , middle cranial fossa , cyst , subdural space , subarachnoid space , surgery , cerebrospinal fluid , pathology , hematoma
Intracranial arachnoid cysts developing in relation to the cerebral hemispheres and middle cranial fossa are usually incidental or asymptomatic. However, most of the clinically active cysts present with seizures because of chronic compression. Presentation as raised intracranial pressure due to cyst rupture into the subdural space is a rare clinical entity. We herein present a case of an asymptomatic arachnoid cyst with rupture into the subdural space bilaterally and presenting as raised intracranial pressure.