PSEUDOTUMOR SYNDROME IN TREATED ARACHNOID CYSTS

We report three patients with arachnoid cysts treated by cyst-peritoneal shunting in whom intracranial hypertension occurred during episodes of shunt malfunction. In one case this was associated with re-expansion of the arachnoid cyst, whilst in the other two cases this did not occur. The similariti...

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Published in:Child's nervous system 1992-06, Vol.8 (4), p.207-210
Main Authors: MAIXNER, VJ, BESSER, M, JOHNSTON, IH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arachnoid Cysts - diagnostic imaging
Arachnoid Cysts - surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts - adverse effects
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Neurology
Equipment Failure
Humans
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Male
Medical sciences
Neurology
Neurosciences & Neurology
Pediatrics
Peritoneum
Pseudotumor Cerebri - diagnostic imaging
Pseudotumor Cerebri - etiology
Science & Technology
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Summary:We report three patients with arachnoid cysts treated by cyst-peritoneal shunting in whom intracranial hypertension occurred during episodes of shunt malfunction. In one case this was associated with re-expansion of the arachnoid cyst, whilst in the other two cases this did not occur. The similarities between these two cases and patients with pseudotumor cerebri suggest a common pathogenic mechanism - specifically, a disturbance of the cerebrospinal fluid circulation.
ISSN:0256-7040
1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/BF00262847