Non-communicating arachnoid cyst of the temporal bone presenting as facialnerve paralysis in an infant

Authors
Kacker, A Bent, JP Abbott, R
Citation
A. Kacker et al., Non-communicating arachnoid cyst of the temporal bone presenting as facialnerve paralysis in an infant, INT J PED O, 49(2), 1999, pp. 151-154
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
ISSN journal
01655876 → ACNP
Volume
49
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
151 - 154
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5876(19990805)49:2<151:NACOTT>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Non-communicating arachnoid cyst of the lateral temporal bone is a rare con diton. We present a case of a non-communicating arachnoid cyst of the tempo ral bone in an infant who presented with a lower motor neuron facial nerve paralysis. The patient was treated by surgical excision of the cyst. (C) 19 99 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.