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Infratentorial arachnoid cysts in children.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7249813     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
8 Children surgically treated for posterior fossa arachnoid cyst are described. In all the cases an enlarging head was the presenting sign; intracranial hypertension was evident in 6 patients; 2 children were clinically regarded as being affected by 'arrested' hydrocephalus. Preoperative subarachnoid lumbar infusion tests (8 cases) and prolonged intraventricular CSF pressure recordings (2 cases) demonstrated abnormal CSF dynamics in 6 cases. Ultramicroscopic examinations of the cyst wall (4 cases) suggest alterations in the anatomical arrangement of the arachnoid membrane, which supports the hypothesis of maldevelopment as the origin of the lesion.
Authors:
C di Rocco; M Caldarelli; G di Trapani
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Child's brain     Volume:  8     ISSN:  0302-2803     ISO Abbreviation:  Childs Brain     Publication Date:  1981  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1981-09-15     Completed Date:  1981-09-15     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505428     Medline TA:  Childs Brain     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  119-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arachnoid*
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Child
Cranial Fossa, Posterior
Cysts / cerebrospinal fluid,  complications,  diagnosis*,  physiopathology
Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus / etiology,  surgery
Infant
Male

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