Spontaneous Arachnoid Cyst Rupture with Subdural Hygroma in a Child
Joint Authors
Khilji, Muhammad Faisal
Jeswani, Niranjan Lal
Hamid, Rana Shoaib
Al Azri, Faisal
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Arachnoid cyst of the brain is common in children but its association with spontaneous subdural hygroma is rare.
A case of a nine-year-old boy, without any preceding history of trauma, is presented here who came to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital with complaints of headache, nausea, and vomiting for the last two weeks but more for the last two days.
Examination showed a young, fully conscious oriented boy with positive Cushing’s reflex and papilledema of left eye.
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of the brain showed left temporal extra-axial cystic lesion of 5.40 × 4.10 cm in size, representing arachnoid cyst, with bilateral frontoparietal subdural hygromas.
Cyst was partially drained through left temporal craniectomy and subdural hygromas were drained through bilateral frontal burr holes.
Postoperatively the child recovered uneventfully and was discharged on the seventh postoperative day.
Histopathology proves it to be arachnoid cyst of the brain with subdural CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) collection or hygroma.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khilji, Muhammad Faisal& Jeswani, Niranjan Lal& Hamid, Rana Shoaib& Al Azri, Faisal. 2016. Spontaneous Arachnoid Cyst Rupture with Subdural Hygroma in a Child. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100734
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khilji, Muhammad Faisal…[et al.]. Spontaneous Arachnoid Cyst Rupture with Subdural Hygroma in a Child. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100734
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khilji, Muhammad Faisal& Jeswani, Niranjan Lal& Hamid, Rana Shoaib& Al Azri, Faisal. Spontaneous Arachnoid Cyst Rupture with Subdural Hygroma in a Child. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100734
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100734