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Resolution of unilateral upper limb action tremor after surgical treatment of a contralateral frontoparietal arachnoid cyst

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Purpose

Arachnoid cysts (ACs) are cerebrospinal fluid-filled sacs. Although ACs are a frequent finding on neuroimaging, most remain asymptomatic during lifetime.

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We report a very rare case of a 62-year-old female patient presenting with a tremor due to a giant arachnoid cyst, which completely resolved after cyst-peritoneal shunting.

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  1. Neurology Unit, L. Sacco University Hospital, Via G.B. Grassi, 74, 20157, Milan, Italy

    Ilaria Cova, P. Contri & S. Pomati

  2. Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    L. Pantoni

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  1. Ilaria Cova
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Cova, I., Contri, P., Pantoni, L. et al. Resolution of unilateral upper limb action tremor after surgical treatment of a contralateral frontoparietal arachnoid cyst. Neurol Sci 40, 611–612 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3559-z

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