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. 2013 May;8(2):177-9.
doi: 10.4103/1817-1745.117869.

Arachnoid cyst with ipsilateral subdural hematoma in an adolescent - causative or coincidental: Case report and review of literature

Prasad Krishnan  1 , Rajaraman Kartikueyan
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Arachnoid cyst with ipsilateral subdural hematoma in an adolescent - causative or coincidental: Case report and review of literature

Prasad Krishnan et al. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2013 May.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
CT scan of brain showing a right-sided sub-acute SDH isodense to brain with significant mid-line shift to the left. Cortical sulci are effaced. There is also a right temporal AC which was isodense to CSF with no intra-cystic hemorrhage
Figure 2
Figure 2
DSA showing no evidence of any aneurysm or intra-cerebral or dural arteriovenous malformation
Figure 3
Figure 3
The MCA branches are pushed medially by the extraaxial SDH on DSA
Figure 4
Figure 4
Follow-up CT scan showing resolution of the SDH and restitution of the mid-line with the AC continuing to remain of the same size
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