Sixteen cases of symptomatic arachnoid cyst in elderly patients (> 65 years of age) including of our own case are considered and their clinical and therapeutic features compared with those of the larger series comprising younger patients. From this study, no clinical differences emerged between arachnoid cysts in elderly patients and those of their younger counterparts. Surgical treatment was confirmed as being necessary for a good outcome in this age group when the cysts became symptomatic.
PRIMARY INTRACRANIAL ARACHNOID CYST IN THE ELDERLY / Caruso, Riccardo; Salvati, Maurizio; Luigi, Cervoni. - In: NEUROSURGICAL REVIEW. - ISSN 0344-5607. - STAMPA. - 17:3(1994), pp. 195-198. [10.1007/bf00418430]
PRIMARY INTRACRANIAL ARACHNOID CYST IN THE ELDERLY
CARUSO, Riccardo;SALVATI, Maurizio;
1994
Abstract
Sixteen cases of symptomatic arachnoid cyst in elderly patients (> 65 years of age) including of our own case are considered and their clinical and therapeutic features compared with those of the larger series comprising younger patients. From this study, no clinical differences emerged between arachnoid cysts in elderly patients and those of their younger counterparts. Surgical treatment was confirmed as being necessary for a good outcome in this age group when the cysts became symptomatic.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
