Arachnoid cyst is a risk factor for chronic subdural hematoma in juveniles: twelve cases of chronic subdural hematoma associated with arachnoid cyst.

@article{Mori2002ArachnoidCI,
  title={Arachnoid cyst is a risk factor for chronic subdural hematoma in juveniles: twelve cases of chronic subdural hematoma associated with arachnoid cyst.},
  author={Kentaro Mori and Takuji Yamamoto and Naoaki Horinaka and Minoru Maeda},
  journal={Journal of neurotrauma},
  year={2002},
  volume={19 9},
  pages={1017-27}
}

• Kentaro Mori, Takuji Yamamoto, +1 author Minoru Maeda
• Published 2002 in Journal of neurotrauma

Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) tends to occur in elderly patients with a history of mild head injury at a few months prior to the onset of symptoms. Intracranial arachnoid cyst is believed to be congenital and sometimes becomes symptomatic in pediatric patients. These two distinct clinical entities sporadically occur in the same young patient. Twelve of 541 cases of CSDH surgically treated in our institution had associated arachnoid cyst. The clinical and radiological characteristics of the… CONTINUE READING

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