[Arachnoid cysts of the cerebellopontine angle]

Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord). 1992;113(1):47-50.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors report two cases of arachnoid cysts of the cerebello-pontine angle. The otologic symptoms were unsteadiness, hearing fall and tinnitus. In the first case, the patient who presented a cerebellar syndrome was operated. Afterwards the hearing felt and he developed a transient hydrocephalus. The symptoms disappeared in 9 months. In the second cas, the patient was not operated. She was treated medically and supervised. Then the symptoms disappeared too. The authors review the paraclinic exams especially MR, relevant to the diagnosis and discuss the opportunity of a surgical operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arachnoid Cysts / complications
  • Arachnoid Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Arachnoid Cysts / surgery
  • Cerebellar Diseases / complications
  • Cerebellar Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cerebellar Diseases / surgery
  • Cerebellopontine Angle*
  • Evoked Potentials, Auditory
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss / etiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Motion Sickness / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed