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ArticleSurgical neurology international2019

Symptomatic foramen of Magendie arachnoid cyst in an elderly patient: The second case report in the literature.

Ítalo Teles de Oliveira Filho, Paulo Cesar Romero, Emílio Afonso França Fontoura, Saul Dalla de Oliveira, Ricardo Vieira Botelho

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ítalo Teles de Oliveira FilhoProgram in Health Sciences-IAMSPE, Department of Neurosurgery, Sepaco Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
Paulo Cesar RomeroDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sepaco Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
Emílio Afonso França FontouraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sepaco Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
Saul Dalla de OliveiraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sepaco Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ricardo Vieira BotelhoProgram in Health Sciences-IAMSPE, São Paulo, Brazil.
Hospital Sepaco · BRInstituto Histórico e Geográfico de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundArachnoid cysts are benign extra-axial lesions corresponding to 1% of intracranial expansive lesions. They are usually incidental findings in asymptomatic patients. Most cases are congenital, and when symptomatic are diagnosed in childhood or adolescence. Symptomatic arachnoids cyst in elderly patients is very rare. This report documents the second case in the literature of a symptomatic elderly patient with an arachnoid cyst located in the foramen of Magendie. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 68-year-old male had weakness in the lower limbs, imbalance, and gait disturbance for 3 years, associated with frequent falls. The patient complained of paresthesia in the upper right limb and right hemiface. An magnetic resonance imaging showed a massive cystic lesion in the posterior fossa in the foramen of Magendie. A median suboccipital craniectomy was performed, and the cyst was removed.

conclusionThis case report adds to the literature the second case of a patient with a symptomatic arachnoid cyst in the posterior fossa successfully treated by surgery.

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Arachnoid cystElderlyForamen of MagendieMidlinePosterior fossa

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PMCPMC6778334
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