Literature DB >> 17019390

Arachnoid cyst mimicking normal pressure hydrocephalus. A case report and review of the literature.

J Ramtahal1.   

Abstract

A case of a 61-year-old female patient who presents with the clinical triad of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), abnormal gait, urinary incontinence and dementia. On CT scanning, she is found to have a large arachnoid cyst which mimicked the syndrome of NPH. This is also the 60th published case of arachnoid cyst presenting over the age of 60.

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Year:  2006        PMID: 17019390

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Neurosurg Sci        ISSN: 0390-5616            Impact factor:   2.279


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Review 1.  Intracranial arachnoid cysts--do they impair mental functions?

Authors:  Knut Wester
Journal:  J Neurol       Date:  2008-07-28       Impact factor: 4.849

Review 2.  Case report: a giant arachnoid cyst masking Alzheimer's disease.

Authors:  Anna-Sophia Wahl; Martin Löffler; Lucrezia Hausner; Michaela Ruttorf; Frauke Nees; Lutz Frölich
Journal:  BMC Psychiatry       Date:  2019-09-05       Impact factor: 3.630

Review 3.  The efficacy of cystoperitoneal shunting for the surgical management of intracranial arachnoid cysts in the elderly: A systematic review of the literature.

Authors:  Joseph Merola; Susruta Manivannan; Setthasorn Ooi; Wen Li Chia; Milan Makwana; Jozsef Lang; Paul Leach; Malik J Zaben
Journal:  Surg Neurol Int       Date:  2021-12-20
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