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Surgical treatment of patients with midline arachnoid cysts
1Neurosurgical Clinic, Ludwig Maximilian-University, Munich, West Germany.
Neurosurgical Review
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Usually, arachnoid cysts are found in the Sylvian fissure (about 85%); midline arachnoid cysts are rare. Typical clinical symptoms are increased intracranial pressure, caused by a concomitant hydrocephalus, as well as visual and/or endocrinological disturbances. Six patients were examined, treated with one of two different surgical methods (cyst shunting or open treatment, either craniotomy/cyst membrane resection or laser endoscopy). Better results were observed following open treatment methods.