[Intracranial arachnoid cyst in pediatric age].
Arachnoid cysts are a pathological condition in which an arachnoid-lined cavity is filled with a CSF-like fluid, often creating a disturbance in intracranial dynamics, due to shift and displacement of surrounding structures, and intracranial hypertension. Primary or congenital arachnoid cysts are maldevelopmental anomalies and contain clear CSF-like fluid. Acquired cysts may result from a variety of aethiologies such as traumas and infections. In these cases the intracystic fluid may be emosiderin-stained or may contain inflammatory cells. A general survey of this peculiar pathological finding in the pediatric age group is reported by the Authors in this paper.
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Sezione di Neurochirurgia, Azienda Ospedaliera Meyer di Firenze, Italia.
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Pancani
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Pampaloni
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Mugnaini
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D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Le cisti aracnoidali intracraniche in età pediatrica.