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[Isolated mesencephalic stroke related to a ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst]
J M Ramírez-Moreno1, M Ortega-Martínez, M A Fernández-Gil
1Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Infanta Cristina. Badajoz.
Abstract:
Dermoids cysts are embrionary benign lesions that comprise approximately 0.04-0.25% of all intracranial tumors. Occasionally they break and spread their content into subarachnoid space and/or lateral ventricles causing several acute or delayed symptoms. Debut of this type of tumor as acute stroke is poorly reflected in literature. We present a 26-year-old woman with a isolated mesencephalic infarct secondary to spontaneous rupture of a dermoid cyst. We discuss the possible pathophysiological mechanisms for this condition and review the literature.
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