Chronic subdural hematoma associated with arachnoid cyst in young adults: a case report.
Intracranial arachnoid cysts are believed to be congenital; they can become symptomatic in pediatric patients. Chronic subdural hematomas tend to occur in elderly patients with a history of mild head injury a few months prior to the onset of symptoms. However, these two distinct clinical entities sporadically occur together in relatively young patients. We report a 29-year-old man who presented with headache and dizziness of 2 months' duration. Brain computed tomography revealed a huge chronic subdural hematoma over the left frontoparietal lobe, with an incidental finding of an arachnoid cyst over the left sylvian fissure. In light of a literature review, we discuss arachnoid cysts as a possible risk factor for subdural hematoma, especially in young adults.
Chan
Jun-Yeen
JY
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Huang
Chih-Ta
CT
Liu
Yuan-Kai
YK
Lin
Chien-Pang
CP
Huang
Jing-Shan
JS
D000328:Adult; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed