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DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1571137
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Arachnoid Cyst with a Non-traumatic Acute Subdural Hematoma in an Eleven-year-old Patient

Cisto aracnoide associado a hematoma subdural agudo não traumático em um paciente de onze anos de idade
Gabriel Flamarin Cavasana
1   Neurosurgery Department of Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Araçatuba, SP, Brazil
,
Rodrigo Mendonça
1   Neurosurgery Department of Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Araçatuba, SP, Brazil
,
Fabricio Willian Mantelo Zanini
1   Neurosurgery Department of Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Araçatuba, SP, Brazil
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29 June 2015

23 November 2015

Publication Date:
12 February 2016 (online)

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Abstract

A non-traumatic intra-cystic hemorrhage in an arachnoid cyst is a rare event, with few cases reported in the literature. We present a case of an eleven-year-old boy patient, which presented a spontaneous acute subdural hematoma and intra-cystic hemorrhage after a strong headache episode. The results were evidenced by a computed tomography (CT) scan and surgical findings. We perform a brief literature review on the arachnoid cyst and its suggested treatments. In our case, the patient underwent a surgical treatment with a complete resolution of the case.

Resumo

Sabe-se que uma hemorragia intracística não traumática em um cisto aracnoide é um acontecimento raro, com poucos casos relatados na literatura. Nós apresentamos o caso de um menino de onze anos de idade, o qual apresentou espontaneamente um hematoma subdural agudo acompanhado de hemorragia intracística após um forte episódio de dor de cabeça. Os resultados foram evidenciados através de uma tomografia computadorizada e dos achados cirúrgicos. Foi feita uma breve revisão da literatura sobre cisto aracnoide e seus respectivos tratamentos sugeridos. Em nosso caso, o paciente foi submetido a um tratamento cirúrgico, com resolução completa do caso.

Keywords

neurosurgery - arachnoid cysts - acute subdural hematoma

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neurocirurgia - cisto aracnoide - hematoma subdural agudo
 

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