Ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst manifesting as new onset seizure: a case report

Authors

  • Jennifer Neville Kucera
  • Pinakpani Roy
  • Ryan Murtagh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v5i4.592

Keywords:

Adult, Dermoid Cyst/cerebrospinal fluid/diagnosis, Humans, Lipids/*cerebrospinal fluid, Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods, Male, Rupture, Spontaneous/cerebrospinal fluid/diagnosis, Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods

Abstract

Intracranial dermoid cysts are rare tumors derived from ectopic epithelial cells. They are slow-growing benign entities, but can cause significant morbidity through compression of neurovascular structures and, rarely, rupture into the subarachnoid space. We present a rare case of a spontaneously ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst presenting as new onset seizures due to chemical meningitis caused by dissemination of fat droplets.

Author Biographies

Jennifer Neville Kucera

Resident, Department of Radiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida

Pinakpani Roy

Medical Student, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida

Ryan Murtagh

Department of Radiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
Journal of Radiology Case Reports April 2011 issue - Ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst manifesting as new onset seizure: a case report by Kucera et al.

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Published

2011-04-09

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 4 (2011)

Section

Neuroradiology

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