Intracranial arachnoid cysts (IAC) are benign lesions containing cerebrospinal\nfluid (CSF). Most of them are clinically silent and remain static in size.\nHowever some may present with mild and slow progressive symptoms caused\nby the cyst. The authors present the case of 54-year-old woman who presented\nwith acute symptoms of severe headache, vomiting, and gait disturbance\nof 2 dayâ??s duration. She had no history of head trauma. On admission,\nneurological examination revealed that the patient had a Glasgow Coma Scale\nscore of 15, and a left side hemiplegia. A CT scan revealed a hypodense fluid\ncollection in the right frontoparietal region that mimicked an arachnoid cyst.\nThe symptoms were improved after an emergency marsupialisation via craniotomy.
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