title: A case of familial third ventricular colloid cyst.
abstract: Colloid cyst of the third ventricle is a rare benign intracranial lesion, and familial cases are rarer still. They may be asymptomatic or present with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure, including sudden death. Surgical excision is curative. We report a 24 year old pregnant woman with familial colloid cyst, who presented with headaches and suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest. Early computed tomography scan of the brain is advised in patients with a family history of third ventricular colloid cyst presenting to the accident and emergency department with headache.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London, UK.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Gnanalingham
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mohaghegh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elsmore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020542:Third Ventricle; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed