title: Posterior fossa arachnoid cyst presenting with an isolated twelfth nerve paresis. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: An unusual case of a posterior fossa arachnoid cyst containing atypical fluid is described in a patient presenting with an isolated ipsilateral twelfth nerve paresis. Despite the chronicity of symptoms, surgical decompression resulted in a satisfactory functional recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cartwright
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Page
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*