Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3071544 | Neurocirugía | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Dermoids cysts are embrionary benign lesions that comprise approximately 0.04-0.25% of all intracranial tumors. Occasionally they break and spread their content into subarachnoid space and/or lateral ventricles causing several acute or delayed symptoms. Debut of this type of tumor as acute stroke is poorly reflected in literature. We present a 26-year-old woman with a isolated mesencephalic infarct secondary to spontaneous rupture of a dermoid cyst. We discuss the possible pathophysiological mechanisms for this condition and review the literature.
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J.M. RamÃrez-Moreno, V. Bejarano-Moguel, M.J. Gómez-Baquero, M. Ortega-MartÃnez, M.A. Fernández-Gil, L.M. Bernal-GarcÃa, I. Fernández-Portales, J.M. Cabezudo-Artero,