Described are 26 cases of arachnoid cysts. Of these cysts, 54\% were in the sylvian cistern, three (1.2\%) were in the suprasellar cistern, and the rest were over the cerebral sulci. There were symptoms of seizures at presentation in 30.8\%, and in 23\% there were symptoms of hydrocephalus and compression of the brain. A total of 61.5\% presented with mental retardation and/or cerebral palsy. Trauma and infection accounted for 35\% of these cysts. Associated porencephaly were present in five cases. There was a male preponderance. Left-sided lesions accounted for 61.5\% of the lesions. The radiologic appearances, especially of suprasellar cysts, and the differential diagnoses of these lesions are discussed. Their recognition and the role of surgery are stressed.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Kolawole1987
%A Kolawole, T. M.
%A Patel, P. J.
%A Mahdi, A. H.
%D 1987
%J J Comput Tomogr
%K Adolescent; Adult; Arachnoid; Brain Diseases; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Cysts; Diagnosis, Differential; Epilepsy; Female; Humans; Hydrocephalus; Infant; Male; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
%N 2
%P 156--159
%T Arachnoid cysts: computed tomography findings.
%V 11
%X Described are 26 cases of arachnoid cysts. Of these cysts, 54\% were in the sylvian cistern, three (1.2\%) were in the suprasellar cistern, and the rest were over the cerebral sulci. There were symptoms of seizures at presentation in 30.8\%, and in 23\% there were symptoms of hydrocephalus and compression of the brain. A total of 61.5\% presented with mental retardation and/or cerebral palsy. Trauma and infection accounted for 35\% of these cysts. Associated porencephaly were present in five cases. There was a male preponderance. Left-sided lesions accounted for 61.5\% of the lesions. The radiologic appearances, especially of suprasellar cysts, and the differential diagnoses of these lesions are discussed. Their recognition and the role of surgery are stressed.
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abstract = {Described are 26 cases of arachnoid cysts. Of these cysts, 54\% were in the sylvian cistern, three (1.2\%) were in the suprasellar cistern, and the rest were over the cerebral sulci. There were symptoms of seizures at presentation in 30.8\%, and in 23\% there were symptoms of hydrocephalus and compression of the brain. A total of 61.5\% presented with mental retardation and/or cerebral palsy. Trauma and infection accounted for 35\% of these cysts. Associated porencephaly were present in five cases. There was a male preponderance. Left-sided lesions accounted for 61.5\% of the lesions. The radiologic appearances, especially of suprasellar cysts, and the differential diagnoses of these lesions are discussed. Their recognition and the role of surgery are stressed.},
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author = {Kolawole, T. M. and Patel, P. J. and Mahdi, A. H.},
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