Familial posterior fossa arachnoid cyst.

Childs Nerv Syst

Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosciences, Southern General Hospital, Govan Road, Glasgow, UK.

Published: February 2004

Background: Arachnoid cysts are a relatively common incidental finding on CT scans of the brain. They most commonly occur in the middle cranial fossa, where familial occurrence has rarely been reported. Posterior fossa arachnoid cysts are more unusual.

Case Histories: We report the presence of quadrigeminal cistern arachnoid cysts in siblings.

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