TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of familial third ventricular colloid cyst
AU - Joshi, S. M.
AU - Gnanalingham, K. K.
AU - Mohaghegh, P.
AU - Wilson, A.
AU - Elsmore, A.
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - Colloid cyst of the third ventricle is a rare benign intracranial lesion, and familial cases are rarer still. They may be asymptomatic or present with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure, including sudden death. Surgical excision is curative. We report a 24 year old pregnant woman with familial colloid cyst, who presented with headaches and suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest. Early computed tomography scan of the brain is advised in patients with a family history of third ventricular colloid cyst presenting to the accident and emergency department with headache.
AB - Colloid cyst of the third ventricle is a rare benign intracranial lesion, and familial cases are rarer still. They may be asymptomatic or present with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure, including sudden death. Surgical excision is curative. We report a 24 year old pregnant woman with familial colloid cyst, who presented with headaches and suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest. Early computed tomography scan of the brain is advised in patients with a family history of third ventricular colloid cyst presenting to the accident and emergency department with headache.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/28844479965
U2 - 10.1136/emj.2004.018440
DO - 10.1136/emj.2004.018440
M3 - Article
C2 - 16299213
SN - 1472-0205
VL - 22
SP - 909
EP - 910
JO - Emergency Medicine Journal
JF - Emergency Medicine Journal
IS - 12
ER -