Spontaneous subdural haemorrhage from an arachnoid cyst: a case report and literature review.
We discuss a spontaneous subdural haematoma (SDH) arising from an arachnoid cyst in a healthy adult male, presenting with headache and vomiting. Imaging revealed a large SDH communicating with an arachnoid cyst and intracystic haemorrhage. The patient fully recovered with surgical evacuation. We also discuss the causes of spontaneous SDH, and specific risk factors for bleeding in arachnoid cysts, as well as review the literature on spontaneous SDH from arachnoid cysts - a rare but serious complication.
a Institute of Neurological Sciences , Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Glasgow , UK.
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b Department of Clinical Neurosciences , Western General Hospital , Edinburgh , UK.
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b Department of Clinical Neurosciences , Western General Hospital , Edinburgh , UK.
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D000328:Adult; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
Arachnoid cyst; craniotomy; haemorrhage; subdural