title: Gradual resolution of an arachnoid cyst after spontaneous rupture into the subdural space. Case report.
abstract: The authors present the case of a young patient in whom the spontaneous rupture of a known, long-standing middle fossa arachnoid cyst into the subdural space was documented. This spontaneous rupture was followed by gradual diminution of the cyst to near-complete resolution.
mesh_terms: D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006261:Headache; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013355:Subdural Space / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed