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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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Retrocerebellar arachnoid cyst of the posterior fossa presenting with headache
Reddy Ravikanth
Department of Radiology, Holy Family Hospital, Thodupuzha, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Reddy Ravikanth
Department of Radiology, Holy Family Hospital, Thodupuzha - 685 605, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/bjhs.bjhs_26_18
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Arachnoid cysts are benign, fluid-filled, cyst-liked malformations related to the arachnoid mater. Arachnoid cysts involving the posterior fossa are less common and exert local mass effect resulting in the symptoms and signs of cerebellar and brainstem dysfunction. Here, we present a case of a 14-year-old female with a retrocerebellar arachnoid cyst. |
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