title: Ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst manifesting as new onset seizure: a case report.
abstract: Intracranial dermoid cysts are rare tumors derived from ectopic epithelial cells. They are slow-growing benign entities, but can cause significant morbidity through compression of neurovascular structures and, rarely, rupture into the subarachnoid space. We present a rare case of a spontaneously ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst presenting as new onset seizures due to chemical meningitis caused by dissemination of fat droplets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33602, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer Neville
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kucera
authors.forename: Pinakpani
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murtagh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids