title: Pineal cyst presenting with intracystic and subarachnoid haemorrhage: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of a benign pineal cyst in a 70-year-old man who presented with hydrocephalus and apoplexy is reported. Surgical exploration revealed subarachnoid and intracystic haemorrhage. The patient also had bilateral impairment of hearing which improved after excision of the cyst. Patients with a pineal cyst with apoplexy or subarachnoid bleed reported in the literature are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Banerji
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010870:Pineal Gland; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed