Colloid cyst presenting with acute hydrocephalus in an adult patient: Case report and review of literature

Colloid cysts (CC) are rare cystic lesions with a wide clinical spectrum including the asymptomatic cysts that are coincidentally diagnosed and the cysts leading to sudden death. The symptoms in CC are usually caused by obstructive hydrocephalus. The most common symptom for CC is headache. CC rarely...

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Published inEastern journal of medicine Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 128
Main Authors Aycan, Abdurrahman, Gülşen, İsmail, Arslan, Mehmet, Kuyumcu, Fetullah, Akyol, Mehmet Edip, Arslan, Harun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Van YYU Tip Fakultesi 2018
Subjects
Brain diseases
Case reports
Coma
Consciousness
Cysts
Endoscopy
Headaches
Medical imaging
Mortality
Neurosurgery
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Patients
Surgery
Vomiting
Turkey
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Summary:Colloid cysts (CC) are rare cystic lesions with a wide clinical spectrum including the asymptomatic cysts that are coincidentally diagnosed and the cysts leading to sudden death. The symptoms in CC are usually caused by obstructive hydrocephalus. The most common symptom for CC is headache. CC rarely cause intracranial herniation and death. In this study, we aimed to present our experience in the diagnostic and treatment process of a 57-year-old male patient with CC who presented to the emergency service with sudden severe headache, vomiting and confusion.
ISSN:1301-0883
1309-3886
DOI:10.5505/ejm.2018.84803