Two months old with arachnoid cyst and unusual clinical presentation ()
Abstract
Arachnoid cysts are
relatively uncommon in infancy and are incidental findings in intracranial imaging
in pediatric patients. Presentation at a younger age is usually associated with
cyst enlargement. Arachnoid cysts are considered to be congenital in origin
but the natural history and prevalence is not well defined. Here we report a
case of a 2 months old male infant with non-specific illness who was diagnosed
with arachnoid cyst.
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Munoz, T. , Holliman, J. and Khanna, S. (2013) Two months old with arachnoid cyst and unusual clinical presentation.
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
2, 249-251. doi:
10.4236/crcm.2013.24068.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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