title: A primary intracranial ependymal cyst.
abstract: A case of a giant ependymal cyst in the fronto-parieto-temporal region in a 9 months old male baby, who presented with recent onset epilepsy, drowsiness and loss of vision. Neurosurgical intervention of this cystic lesion was curative. Interesting clinical and neuroimaging features are presented. This ependymal and primary intracranial cystic lesion which is rare. These are congenital, benign ependyma lined, commonly intraparenchymal and uncommonly extraparenchymal cysts in leptomeningeal location of variable size. Surgical intervention is warranted in cysts, which produce a mass effect and raised intracranial pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. saumitra_s2001@ yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pervin
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mazumder
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Riaz
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dey
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004805:Ependyma; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology*; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed