Arachnoid cyst rupture with subdural hygroma: case report and literature review

Neurocirugia (Astur). 2004 Feb;15(1):72-5. doi: 10.1016/s1130-1473(04)70504-7.

Abstract

Arachnoid cyst rupture causing subdural hygroma is rare. Twenty-one cases have been previously reported in the literature. We report a case of a 9-year-old boy presenting signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure due to the rupture of a type III arachnoid cyst causing subdural hygroma. The clinical and radiological findings as well as the management of the patient are discussed in relation to the pertinent literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arachnoid Cysts / complications*
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Subdural Effusion / etiology*