Obstructive hydrocephalus associated with arachnoid cyst in the elderly.
We present a case of a symptomatic frontal arachnoid cyst associated with hydrocephalus in an elderly patient. It is well known that symptomatic arachnoid cysts usually develop at an early age. This condition is rarely observed in the elderly. The authors hypothesized that compression of the brain and obstructive hydrocephalus caused the arachnoid cyst to become symptomatic.
Tohma
Yasuo
Y
Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Japan. tohma@ns.m.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
Hasegawa
Mitsuhiro
M
Nakau
Hiroya
H
Yamashita
Junkoh
J
D000368:Aged; D001099:Arachnoid / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / Q000379:methods