Ruptured middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts after minor trauma in adolescent boys presenting with subdural hygroma: two case reports

BACKGROUND: Intracranial arachnoid cysts are common, cerebrospinal fluid-filled, innocent lesions that are usually detected incidentally on brain imaging. They may rupture and complicate due to subdural hematoma or hygroma after minor trauma. CASE SUMMARY: Authors present two cases of ruptured middl...

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Autores principales: Hamidi, Mohammad Farouq, Hamidi, Hidayatullah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8507126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34635171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03106-8
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Intracranial arachnoid cysts are common, cerebrospinal fluid-filled, innocent lesions that are usually detected incidentally on brain imaging. They may rupture and complicate due to subdural hematoma or hygroma after minor trauma. CASE SUMMARY: Authors present two cases of ruptured middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts in adolescent (12-year-old and 15-year-old) Afghan boys presenting with subdural hygroma after minor trauma. CONCLUSION: Imaging work-up is necessary for symptomatic patients following minor head trauma as incidentally detected ruptured intracranial arachnoid cysts can be responsible for the symptoms.

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