title: A new identified complication of intracystic hemorrhage in a large pineal gland cyst.
abstract: Pineal gland cysts are typically asymptomatic, benign cysts most commonly found incidentally in adults. In rare cases, a large pineal gland cyst can be complicated by intracystic hemorrhage, which could then manifest with neurological symptoms. We report a new complication of intracystic hemorrhage in a large pineal gland cyst in a 40-year-old man with new onset seizures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Steward Carney Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: raman.mehrzad@steward.org.
authors.forename: Raman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehrzad
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Steward Carney Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: suprav.mishra@steward.org.
authors.forename: Suprav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Steward Carney Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: alexander.feinstein@steward.org.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feinstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Steward Carney Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: michael.ho@tufts.edu.
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D012640:Seizures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Complication; Hemorrhage; Pineal apoplexy; Seizures