Arachnoid cysts in a brother and sister.
We describe a brother and sister with microcephaly and mental retardation who were shown by cranial CT scan to have almost identical unilateral arachnoid cysts. The occurrence in sibs suggests the possibility of a genetic basis for at least some cases of arachnoid cysts.
Wilson
W G
WG
Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville.
Deponte
K A
KA
McIlhenny
J
J
Dreifuss
F E
FE
D000293:Adolescent; D001099:Arachnoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000235:genetics; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed