title: Symptomatic pineal cyst: case report.
abstract: Pineal cysts are being described with increasing frequency since the advent of magnetic resonance imaging. Although pineal cysts are incidental findings in as many as 4% of magnetic resonance imaging studies, symptomatic pineal cysts are quite rare. We present a case of pineal cyst causing aqueductal obstruction with symptomatic hydrocephalus and resultant headache and syncope, which was treated by surgical resection. A review of the relevant literature and discussion follow.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ecklund
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ondra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011187:Posture; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology