Unilateral papilledema caused by a fronto-temporo-parietal arachnoid cyst.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report a case of unilateral papilledema caused by an arachnoid cyst. Interventional case report. A 36-year-old woman presented with unilateral papilledema in the left eye. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain demonstrated a large fronto-temporo-parietal arachnoid cyst in the left hemisphere. The papilledema resolved after placement of a cysto-peritoneal shunt that drained the cerebrospinal fluid directly from the arachnoid cyst into the peritoneum. Papilledema caused by increased intracranial pressure is usually bilateral; unilateral papilledema is possible under special anatomical circumstances.
Medical subject headings
- Arachnoid Cysts
- Frontal Lobe
- Papilledema
- Parietal Lobe
- Temporal Lobe