A neonatal purely prepontine arachnoid cyst: a case report and review of the literature.

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Abstract

Purely prepontine arachnoid cysts not extending into the suprasellar region in neonates are rare. Herein, we report a purely prepontine arachnoid cyst in a neonate which caused central apnea and was successfully treated with microscopic cyst fenestration and C1 laminectomy.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Childs Nerv Syst

Title: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1433-0350

ISSN (Print): 0256-7040

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2022

Volume: 38

Issue: 9

Affiliations

[1 ] Division of Neurosurgery, National Center for Child Health and Development, Okura 2-10-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 157-8535, Japan.

[2 ] Division of Neurosurgery, National Center for Child Health and Development, Okura 2-10-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 157-8535, Japan. hideki_o@d5.dion.ne.jp.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s00381-022-05457-z

DOI: 10.1007/s00381-022-05457-z

PubMed ID: 35532779

SO-VID: 1df8c61d-a38e-414c-a1c3-41f6eb0788b1

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Keywords: Prepontine arachnoid cyst,Cyst fenestration,Central apnea,Brainstem compression

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Keywords: Prepontine arachnoid cyst, Cyst fenestration, Central apnea, Brainstem compression

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