Intraventricular cyst (giant)
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This not complaining patient withwas referred for MRI investigation of a strange behavior and silliness came to MRI after suspected on CT largeintracranial cystic mass, after initially presenting with bizarre behaviour. MRI revealeddemonstrates a large choroid plexus cyst compressing the left hippocampus, probably causing above-described symptomswhich is likely the cause of the patient's symptomatology. Great numberThe majority of choroid plexus cysts resolve spontaneously aboutafter the 28th weeksweek of gestation. In the older agedage group the, choroid plexus cysts are extremely rare and usually almost always asymptomatic. Reviewing the recent literature we find, there were few cases involving a few such cases considering the patientscyst this large, in a patient this age and the size of the choroid plexus cyst.
-<p>This not complaining patient with a strange behavior and silliness came to MRI after suspected on CT large cystic mass. MRI revealed large choroid plexus cyst compressing the left hippocampus, probably causing above-described symptoms. Great number of choroid plexus cysts resolve spontaneously about 28th weeks gestation. In the older aged group the choroid plexus cysts are extremely rare and usually almost always asymptomatic. Reviewing the recent literature we find a few such cases considering the patients age and the size of the choroid plexus cyst.</p>- +<p>This patient was referred for MRI investigation of a suspected intracranial cystic mass, after initially presenting with bizarre behaviour. MRI demonstrates a large choroid plexus cyst compressing the left hippocampus, which is likely the cause of the patient's symptomatology. The majority of choroid plexus cysts resolve spontaneously after the 28th week of gestation. In the older age group, choroid plexus cysts are extremely rare and usually almost always asymptomatic. Reviewing the recent literature, there were few cases involving a cyst this large, in a patient this age.</p>
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- large ovoid cystic mass
about, 70mm in diameteroriginatesoriginating from the left temporal horn choroid plexus - contralateral
dislocationmidline shift of 15mm -
theprominent left temporal hornprominentdilatation - moderate periventricular oedema due to CSF impregnation
- multiple focuses of small microangiopathy
focuses -
spot ofmicrobleed within the right parietal lobe
Image MRI (T2) ( update )
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