title: Posterior fossa arachnoid cyst presenting as high cervical cord compression.
abstract: We report a 16-year-old boy who presented with high cervical cord compression caused by a midline posterior fossa arachnoid cyst lying below the vermis. Cystoperitoneal shunting resulted in a dramatic improvement of neurological signs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery K. G's Medical College, UP, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Vatsal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt