The second image is the pre-surgical CT scan. The patient was a 41 year old vetran of Operation Desert Storm. His symtoms included headaches, confusion, and fainting. Upon removal of the cyst, the patient's cognition and headaches showed immediate improvement. He no longer has fainting spells. The cyst was removed by a minimally invasive technique called the Neuroendoport Technique. The post-surgery CT image (first image) shows that the cyst was completely removed.
The images above and the case study was retrieved from: http://brainsurgery.upmc.com/neuroendoport/clinical-case-studies/colloid-cyst.aspx
Figures A, B, and C were downloaded from http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/full/21/8/1470/F3
Although these are of another patient, I could not resist showing what the cyst actually looks like. In B. the cut surface is referred to as a turbid, gelantinous material.
From
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1550234/ I learned that unexpected death after a headache was due to a colloid cyst of the third ventricle. A 17 year old female had symtoms of mild intermittent headaches for a period of two years. One night she complained of a severe headache and was found dead the next morning. Colloid cysts are rare (about 3 per million people per year are affected. Colloid cysts are benign intracranial non-neoplastic cysts.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1550234/ I learned that unexpected death after a headache was due to a colloid cyst of the third ventricle. A 17 year old female had symtoms of mild intermittent headaches for a period of two years. One night she complained of a severe headache and was found dead the next morning. Colloid cysts are rare (about 3 per million people per year are affected. Colloid cysts are benign intracranial non-neoplastic cysts.
No comments:
Post a Comment