TY - JOUR
T1 - Temporo-sylvian arachnoidal cyst and an extreme pneumatization of the cranial sinuses
T2 - A case report
AU - Zara, Gabriella
AU - Ponza, Isabella
AU - Citton, Valentina
AU - Manara, Renzo
PY - 2010/11
Y1 - 2010/11
N2 - We present a patient who showed MRI evidence of a giant temporo-sylvian arachnoidal cyst of the left hemisphere and an extreme pneumatization of the sphenoid and frontal sinuses. No sign of mass effect or cerebral atrophy was detected. This patient presented a deficit of memory and control functions, but quality of life was not affected. Surgery was not performed. Arachnoidal cyst and anatomic variants of the sinus region have not a common etiology. This is the first report that describes a giant temporo-sylvian arachnoidal cyst with anatomic variants of the paranasal sinuses.
AB - We present a patient who showed MRI evidence of a giant temporo-sylvian arachnoidal cyst of the left hemisphere and an extreme pneumatization of the sphenoid and frontal sinuses. No sign of mass effect or cerebral atrophy was detected. This patient presented a deficit of memory and control functions, but quality of life was not affected. Surgery was not performed. Arachnoidal cyst and anatomic variants of the sinus region have not a common etiology. This is the first report that describes a giant temporo-sylvian arachnoidal cyst with anatomic variants of the paranasal sinuses.
KW - Anatomic variations of paranasal sinuses
KW - Arachnoidal cysts
KW - Cognitive impairment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.06.015
DO - 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.06.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 20643501
AN - SCOPUS:77957763035
VL - 112
SP - 821
EP - 823
JO - Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
JF - Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
SN - 0303-8467
IS - 9
ER -