title: [Isolated mesencephalic stroke related to a ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst].
abstract: Dermoids cysts are embrionary benign lesions that comprise approximately 0.04-0.25% of all intracranial tumors. Occasionally they break and spread their content into subarachnoid space and/or lateral ventricles causing several acute or delayed symptoms. Debut of this type of tumor as acute stroke is poorly reflected in literature. We present a 26-year-old woman with a isolated mesencephalic infarct secondary to spontaneous rupture of a dermoid cyst. We discuss the possible pathophysiological mechanisms for this condition and review the literature.
authors: Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Infanta Cristina. Badajoz.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Ramírez-Moreno
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ortega-Martínez
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Fernández-Gil
authors: L M
authors: LM
authors: Bernal-García
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Bejarano-Moguel
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Fernández-Portales
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Gómez-Baquero
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Cabezudo-Artero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000473:pathology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology