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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021

A Rare Case of Spontaneous Arachnoid Cyst Rupture Presenting as Right Hemiplegia and Expressive Aphasia in a Pediatric Patient.

Anne Bryden, Natalie Majors, Vinay Puri, Thomas Moriarty

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  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
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  4. 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
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  6. Spontaneous rupture of arachnoid cyst.Journal of neurosciences in rural practice
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4 authors.

Anne BrydenDepartment of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Louisville SOM, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
Natalie MajorsDepartment of Neurology and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37420, USA.
Vinay PuriDepartment of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
Thomas MoriartyDepartment of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examines an 11-year-old boy with a known history of a large previously asymptomatic arachnoid cyst (AC) presenting with acute onset of right facial droop, hemiplegia, and expressive aphasia. Shortly after arrival to the emergency department, the patient exhibited complete resolution of right-sided hemiplegia but developed headache and had persistent word-finding difficulties. Prior to symptom onset while in class at school, there was an absence of reported jerking movements, headache, photophobia, fever, or trauma. At the time of neurology consultation, the physical exam showed mildly delayed cognitive processing but was otherwise unremarkable. The patient underwent MRI scanning of the brain, which revealed left convexity subdural hematohygroma and perirolandic cortex edema resulting from ruptured left frontoparietal AC. He was evaluated by neurosurgery and managed expectantly. He recovered uneventfully and was discharged two days after presentation remaining asymptomatic on subsequent outpatient visits. The family express concerns regarding increased anxiety and mild memory loss since hospitalization.

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aphasiaarachnoid cystsneurological deficitspediatricsspontaneous rupture

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PMID33498812
PMCPMC7911169

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