Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts in Childhood: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Management
Arachnoid cysts are mostly incidental congenital lesions. Although commonly asymptomatic, it may present with nonspecific symptoms, such as headache, epilepsy, and signs of high intracranial pressure. In cases when symptoms are evident, surgical treatment has more precise indication, but the modalit...
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| author | Franklin Bernardes Faraj de Lima Tancredo Alcântara Ferreira Júnior Laryssa Crystinne Azevedo Almeida Lano de Sousa Moreira Hian Penna Gavazza Figueiredo Marcos Dellaretti Bruno Silva Costa |
| author_facet | Franklin Bernardes Faraj de Lima Tancredo Alcântara Ferreira Júnior Laryssa Crystinne Azevedo Almeida Lano de Sousa Moreira Hian Penna Gavazza Figueiredo Marcos Dellaretti Bruno Silva Costa |
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| description | Arachnoid cysts are mostly incidental congenital lesions. Although commonly asymptomatic, it may present with nonspecific symptoms, such as headache, epilepsy, and signs of high intracranial pressure. In cases when symptoms are evident, surgical treatment has more precise indication, but the modalities and criteria for treatment remain controversial in the literature. All this makes arachnoid cysts a challenging topic in neurosurgery, raising discussions about diagnosis, management, and prognosis. This review aimed to present, in a didactic and straightforward way, already established knowledge and more recent updates, clarifying key points to guide the management and therapeutic decision of intracranial arachnoid cysts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a3c2e90cf044211b0b0b35783964a882023-10-09T09:03:23ZengBrazilian Society for Pediatric NeurosurgeryArchives of Pediatric Neurosurgery2675-36262022-09-0143(September-December)e1562022e156202210.46900/apn.v4i3(September-December).156188Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts in Childhood: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and ManagementFranklin Bernardes Faraj de Lima0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6359-0800Tancredo Alcântara Ferreira Júnior1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0897-2229Laryssa Crystinne Azevedo Almeida2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9002-7906Lano de Sousa Moreira3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1286-0265Hian Penna Gavazza Figueiredo4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5070-2452Marcos Dellaretti5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3349-0512Bruno Silva Costa6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0780-4709Neurosurgery and Neurology Department, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, BrazilNeurosurgery and Neurology Department, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; 2- Núcleo Integrado do Cérebro e Coluna, Salvador, BrazilNeurosurgery and Neurology Department, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, BrazilNeurosurgery and Neurology Department, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, BrazilNeurosurgery and Neurology Department, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, BrazilNeurosurgery and Neurology Department, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; 2- Surgery Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BrazilNeurosurgery and Neurology Department, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, BrazilArachnoid cysts are mostly incidental congenital lesions. Although commonly asymptomatic, it may present with nonspecific symptoms, such as headache, epilepsy, and signs of high intracranial pressure. In cases when symptoms are evident, surgical treatment has more precise indication, but the modalities and criteria for treatment remain controversial in the literature. All this makes arachnoid cysts a challenging topic in neurosurgery, raising discussions about diagnosis, management, and prognosis. This review aimed to present, in a didactic and straightforward way, already established knowledge and more recent updates, clarifying key points to guide the management and therapeutic decision of intracranial arachnoid cysts.https://www.archpedneurosurg.com.br/sbnped2019/article/view/156clinical featurescongenital abnormalityintracranial arachnoid cystpathophysiologyreview article |
| spellingShingle | Franklin Bernardes Faraj de Lima Tancredo Alcântara Ferreira Júnior Laryssa Crystinne Azevedo Almeida Lano de Sousa Moreira Hian Penna Gavazza Figueiredo Marcos Dellaretti Bruno Silva Costa Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts in Childhood: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Management Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery clinical features congenital abnormality intracranial arachnoid cyst pathophysiology review article |
| title | Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts in Childhood: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Management |
| title_full | Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts in Childhood: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Management |
| title_fullStr | Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts in Childhood: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts in Childhood: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Management |
| title_short | Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts in Childhood: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Management |
| title_sort | intracranial arachnoid cysts in childhood pathogenesis clinical features and management |
| topic | clinical features congenital abnormality intracranial arachnoid cyst pathophysiology review article |
| url | https://www.archpedneurosurg.com.br/sbnped2019/article/view/156 |
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