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Twenty supratentorial and 10 infratentorial arachnoid cysts are reported. The patients were from 0 to 15 years of age. The commonest presenting symptoms in children were cranial enlargement, epileptic seizures, and psychomotor retardation. Neuroradiological evaluation included CT, metrizamide CT, cisternography, and angiography. Echography was performed in 5 newborns. Therapeutic criteria according to the clinical and neuroradiological findings are reviewed. Cystoperitoneal shunting in combination with ventriculoperitoneal shunting for associated hydrocephalus is considered the treatment of choice.
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Locatelli, D., Bonfanti, N., Sfogliarini, R. et al. Arachnoid cysts: diagnosis and treatment. Child's Nerv Syst 3, 121–124 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00271139
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