Journal of Clinical Case Reports

WPJ van Oosterhout

Publications

• Case Report
  Atypical Presentation of an Apoplexy in a Pineal Cyst
  Author(s): WPJ van Oosterhout and J HaanWPJ van Oosterhout and J Haan
  
  Objectives: Apoplexy in a pineal cyst is a rare condition, with always headache or signs of increased intracranial pressure due to secondary hydrocephalus. Methods: We describe a patient with recent intra-cystal haemorrhage with vertigo, but without any headache symptoms. We also conducted a literature review. Results: This study focusses on a case report of a patient in whom apoplexy in the pineal cyst was detected as an incidental finding. Magnetic Resonance Imaging showed a recent haemorrhage within a 15 × 10 × 8 mm cyst of the pineal gland, without changes during follow-up. Clinically, however, the patient did not have any typical symptoms of headache or deterioration in the level of consciousness. Conclusion: Pineal apoplexy can also present as an asymptomatic incidental finding, or as the cause of transient vertigo a.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.S3-002

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