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Fetal arachnoid cyst of the quadrigeminal cistern in MRI and ultrasound

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The authors report a fetus with an arachnoid cyst of the quadrigeminal cistern without hydrocephalus at 30 gestational weeks.

Discussion and conclusion

We reviewed the literature and could find only 62 reported cases of arachnoid cyst of the quadrigeminal cistern. We present a case without hydrocephalus diagnosed by combining ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The fetus, born by normal delivery, was followed up and did not show hydrocephalus for 1 year. This combined prenatal study, which uses US and MRI, helps in dispensing proper counseling to parents and assists the gynecologist and the neurosurgeon in the pre- and postnatal management of this condition.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan

    Y. Kusaka

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, International Neuroscience Institute, Alexis Carrel Strasse 4, 30625, Hannover, Germany

    W. Luedemann, R. Shwardfegar & M. Samii

  3. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Women’s and Children’s Medical Center, Jikei University Hospital, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan

    S. Oi

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Kusaka, Y., Luedemann, W., Oi, S. et al. Fetal arachnoid cyst of the quadrigeminal cistern in MRI and ultrasound. Childs Nerv Syst 21, 1065–1066 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-005-1258-6

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