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Case Reports
. 2019 Jun;33(3):287-289.
doi: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1340583. Epub 2017 Jun 15.

Delayed ischaemia due to vasospasm after fenestration of a large arachnoid cyst

Jochem K H Spoor  1   2 , Hugo P Aben  3 , Bachtiar Burhani  1 , Geert-Jan Rutten  1
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Delayed ischaemia due to vasospasm after fenestration of a large arachnoid cyst

Jochem K H Spoor et al. Br J Neurosurg. 2019 Jun.

Abstract

An 18-year-old patient developed multiple infarcts, nine days after endoscopic fenestration of a large arachnoid cyst. We consider vasospasm to be the most likely cause, presumably triggered by a chemical meningitis. Although mostly seen after subarachnoid haemorrhage, vasospasm can also occur after traumatic brain injury, brain surgery or meningitis.

Keywords: Meningitis; arachnoid cyst; cerebral vasospasm; neuroendoscopy.

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