Rupture of brainstem cyst with clinical benefit after head injury. Case report.
The authors report an interesting case of the rupture of a brainstem cyst following blunt head trauma. They discuss the case, review reports of similar events, and suggest a possible mechanism by which the cyst could have resolved without surgery.
Hussain
Zakier
Z
Department of Neurosurgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom.
Balamurali
Gopalakrishnan
G
King
Andrew T
AT
D000293:Adolescent; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D020295:Brain Stem Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016371:Cranial Irradiation; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous