arachnoid cysts/fever

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical outcomes of two different surgical treatments for arachnoid cysts in sacral canal. METHODS From January 2004 to March 2009, 55 cases of arachnoid cysts in the sacral canal were treated by traditional simple sacral laminectomies with resection of the cysts (group A,

We report a symptomatic space-occupying arachnoid cyst in a 16-year-old boy. During the last two years, he was frequently absent from school because of headaches. Due to symptoms of nausea, fever and headache the patient was primarily referred to a surgical unit, where appendectomy was performed,

A 46-year-old woman was admitted with generalized convulsion and deep coma which occurred 3 weeks after sudden onset of severe headache and pyrexia. Initial computed tomography did not reveal any abnormal findings except for an arachnoid cyst in the right middle fossa. Three weeks later repeat

An infected arachnoid cyst was found in a child with bacterial meningitis and prolonged fever. Surgical drainage of the cyst resulted in rapid improvement.

An 8-year-old boy with benign epilepsy of children with centro-temporal EEG foci (BECCT) with multiple arachnoid cysts was reported. He had febrile convulsions 3 times, for a few minutes each time, at the age of 7 months, and thereafter had generalized tonic-clonic convulsions of 2 minute duration

Arachnoid cysts are uncommon lesions of the sellar region, and only rarely require decompressive surgery to treat symptoms. Pituitary abscesses are another rare lesion, and are an uncommon complication of pituitary surgery. A previously healthy 45 year old woman presented with a new finding of

BACKGROUND Leptomeningeal cyst is an uncommon complication of paediatric skull fractures. OBJECTIVE To report a case of leptomeningeal cyst in a nine year old female. METHODS A nine-year-old girl presented with a 13 month history of recurrence seizures. Full clinical evaluation was undertaken. This

BACKGROUND Spontaneous disappearance of an arachnoid cyst is very rare, particularly after suppurative meningitis. METHODS A 2-month-old boy with a high fever was diagnosed with suppurative meningitis by cerebrospinal fluid examination. Computed tomography disclosed a large arachnoid cyst in the

BACKGROUND Bilateral temporal lobe agenesis/hypogenesis along with middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts (ACs) is extremely rare, and very few cases have been reported in the literature. METHODS We present the case of 2-year-old female presenting with chief complaints of headache, vomiting, and

OBJECTIVE To establish a new method for the diagnosis of central nervous system diseases, the authors visualized the cerebral cisterns and ventricles via a percutaneous lumbosacral route by using newly developed fine, flexible fiberscopes. METHODS Fine, flexible fiberscopes, 0.9 and 1.4 mm in

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of neuroendoscopy compared with non-neuroendoscopic procedures for treating patients with arachnoid membrane cysts in the lateral ventricles. METHODS The medical records of 28 patients with arachnoid membrane cysts in the lateral

BACKGROUND The moderate hemophiliacs usually have no spontaneous bleeding, but bleed after minor or major trauma. The proper management of intracranial hemorrhage in hemophiliac children is a challenge. METHODS An 18-month-old male infant with moderate hemophilia A was admitted with fever, vomiting,

Wernicke's encephalopathy and Korsakoff's psychosis in alcoholics are thought to be due to thiamine deficiency. When the process goes untreated, patients may develop alcohol-induced persisting dementia. We review the literature on thermal dysregulation and the place of thiamine treatment in

A subdural empyema developed in a young man after craniotomy for evacuation of a hematoma in a sylvian fissure arachnoid cyst and the subdural space. Despite prolonged systemic and subdural antibiotic administration and a debridement of the subdural space, infection persisted, as evidenced by

Focal spinal cord displacement can be caused by idiopathic spinal cord herniation (ISCH), in which the cord protrudes through a dural defect into the epidural space, causing cord displacement and tethering. ISCH is uncommon and often is misdiagnosed initially, which results in delayed management.