Acetazolamide and corticosteroid therapy in complicated arachnoid cyst.

Authors :: Longatti P
Marton E
Billeci D
Source :: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery [Childs Nerv Syst] 2005 Dec; Vol. 21 (12), pp. 1061-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Jun 14.
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: Case Report: We report on the successful conservative treatment of a child harbouring a right-temporal arachnoid cyst associated with bilateral hygroma.<br />Treatment: Medical treatment was by corticosteroids for several days and acetazolamide (15 mg/kg/die) for 10 months.<br />Outcome: Clinical symptoms and signs disappeared completely with partial resolution of the bilateral hygroma at MRI follow-up.

Subjects :: Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
Acetazolamide therapeutic use
Adrenal Cortex Hormones therapeutic use
Anticonvulsants therapeutic use
Arachnoid Cysts drug therapy

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0256-7040
Volume :: 21
Issue :: 12
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 15959737
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-004-1123-z