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ArticleRadiology case reports2021

Subdural hygroma after spontaneous rupture of an arachnoid cyst in a pediatric patient: A case report.

Gagandeep Singh, Amanda Zuback, Rishabh Gattu, German Kilimnik, Anatoliy Vaysberg

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Spontaneous rupture of an arachnoid cyst with subdural hygroma formation: a rare case report and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
    Review
  2. Middle fossa arachnoid cyst fenestration for ruptured cysts associated with subdural collections: paediatric neurosurgery tertiary unit experience.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024
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  5. Ruptured Sylvian arachnoid cysts: an update on a real problem.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023
    Review
  6. Spontaneous rupture of arachnoid cyst.Journal of neurosciences in rural practice
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gagandeep SinghNeuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, 201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ, USA.
Amanda ZubackNeuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, 201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ, USA.
Rishabh GattuNeuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, 201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ, USA.
German KilimnikNeuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, 201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ, USA.
Anatoliy VaysbergNeuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, 201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ, USA.
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arachnoid cysts are benign masses that represent a relatively small percentage of intracranial lesions. Spontaneous rupture of an arachnoid cyst resulting in a subdural hygroma is a very rare event. We report a case of a pediatric patient with a history of an arachnoid cyst and chronic headaches presenting with bilateral papilledema, worsening headaches, and no history of head trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed an extra-axial cystic lesion in the right middle cranial fossa, similar to an arachnoid cyst seen on previous imaging. A new right subdural collection similar to the cerebral spinal fluid signal causing mass effect on brain parenchyma was determined to represent a subdural hygroma. Craniotomy was performed to evacuate the subdural hygroma as well as cyst fenestration. We report this case to emphasize the importance of considering spontaneous rupture of an arachnoid cyst as a differential diagnosis despite absence of head trauma.

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Arachnoid cystPapilledemaSpontaneous ruptureSubdural hygroma

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PMID33304441
PMCPMC7714662
OpenAlexW3107310666

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