Large colloid cyst of the anterior third ventricle associated with calcification in the cyst wall

Sir, A 38-year-old female patient was admitted with complaints of persistent headache, blurring of vision and memory lapses of one year duration. Since two months before admission, the headache was aggravated and she developed recurrent attacks of vomiting. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the head...

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Published in:Neurology India 2010-03, Vol.58 (2), p.330
Main Authors: Sambasivan, Mahadevan, Padmanabhan, Sanalkumar, Sambasivan, Mahesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Calcification
Calcinosis - complications
Calcinosis - pathology
Cardiovascular diseases
Care and treatment
Case studies
Colloid Cysts - complications
Colloid Cysts - pathology
Complications and side effects
Cysts
Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Hypothyroidism
Medical imaging
Postoperative period
Risk factors
Third Ventricle - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Summary:Sir, A 38-year-old female patient was admitted with complaints of persistent headache, blurring of vision and memory lapses of one year duration. Since two months before admission, the headache was aggravated and she developed recurrent attacks of vomiting. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the head revealed a round hyperdense lesion measuring approximately 3.cm in diameter, located in the anterior third ventricle at the level of foramen of Monro with marked dilatation of both lateral ventricles.
ISSN:0028-3886
1998-4022
DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.63774