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Oberbauer, RW; Haase, J; Pucher, R.
Arachnoid cysts in children: a European co-operative study.
Childs Nerv Syst. 1992; 8(5):281-286
Doi: 10.1007/BF00300797
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- The data on arachnoid cysts in children (0-15 years) operated upon between 1980 and 1988 were analysed in a retrospective, co-operative study. The results from 285 patients indicate a predominance of these lesions in boys (64%) more than girls (36%) and a mean age of 6 years at onset of symptoms. Focal EEG patterns corresponding to the cyst's location were encountered in 32%. About 40% of all cysts were located along the midline, the sylvian fissure representing the predominant location. Open surgery, i.e. total excision or marsurpialization (together 43.3%), emerged as the first-choice surgical procedure. The type of surgery switched somewhat to shunting procedures in cases of lesions in deeper locations (22.8%). Morphological results on follow-up revealed a reduction of the size of the cyst in a significant majority (61%); in 18% the cyst had disappeared completely on CT scans. There was an obvious correlation between postoperative morphological findings and clinical outcome.
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- Adolescent -
- Arachnoid - pathology
- Arachnoid Cysts - epidemiology
- Child - epidemiology
- Child, Preschool - epidemiology
- Craniotomy - methods
- Cross-Cultural Comparison - methods
- Cross-Sectional Studies - methods
- Europe - epidemiology
- Female - epidemiology
- Follow-Up Studies - epidemiology
- Humans - epidemiology
- Incidence - epidemiology
- Infant - epidemiology
- Male - epidemiology
- Postoperative Complications - surgery
- Reoperation - surgery
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed - surgery
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- Arachnoid Cysts
- Cooperative Study
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