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Suggest Treatment For Arachnoid Cyst In Children

Hi , my daughter has a Arachnoid cyst in the right temporal of the brain , she is 13 years old and we knew this , when she felt down from the shopping, cart when she had 18 months 5 years later with an MRI appear a 3 mm an incidental pineal cyst( 3mm) 4 years later this cyst increase to 8 mm last month ,, she had another MRI ,the arachnoid cyst increase 3cm to 4.2cm in 4 years ,and the other is less than 1cm.But the test conclusion explain than she has a signal of abnormality in the left frontal lobe a focal cortical dysplasia I was searching information , and saw that there are 3 types . She never had a seizure , and I would like to know if this can be result of the injury that she had when she had 18 months She is bright at school last year she got 4 awards and trophies, she s in advanced programs at school ,I would like to know if this is treatable with medicines , side effects of this , and how can I know wich type of dysplasia do you think it is ?Thanks for your help !
Tue, 19 Apr 2016
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Hi,

I am Dr.Bruno. I have read your question and understand your concerns. Let me try to help you

Question 1 : if this can be result of the injury that she had when she had 18 months
Answer 1 : CSF Cysts can be a result of injury, but Arachnoid Cysts are, in most cases, congenital

Question 2 : I would like to know if this is treatable with medicines
Answer 2 : No

Question 3 : side effects of this , and how can I know wich type of dysplasia do you think it is ?
Answer 3 : If your daughter does not have any symptoms, I suggest that you just do a repeat MRI at Regular Intervals (frequency to be decided by your Neurosurgeon, but I suggest annually)

Hope you found the answer helpful.

You need to worry, if your daughter develops symptoms like headache, vomiting, weakness etc

Else, be cheerful. . . This cyst won't do anything bad in most individuals

If you need any clarification / have doubts / have additional questions / have follow up questions, then please do not hesitate in asking again. I will be happy to answer your questions.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Arachnoid Cyst In Children

Hi, I am Dr.Bruno. I have read your question and understand your concerns. Let me try to help you Question 1 : if this can be result of the injury that she had when she had 18 months Answer 1 : CSF Cysts can be a result of injury, but Arachnoid Cysts are, in most cases, congenital Question 2 : I would like to know if this is treatable with medicines Answer 2 : No Question 3 : side effects of this , and how can I know wich type of dysplasia do you think it is ? Answer 3 : If your daughter does not have any symptoms, I suggest that you just do a repeat MRI at Regular Intervals (frequency to be decided by your Neurosurgeon, but I suggest annually) Hope you found the answer helpful. You need to worry, if your daughter develops symptoms like headache, vomiting, weakness etc Else, be cheerful. . . This cyst won t do anything bad in most individuals If you need any clarification / have doubts / have additional questions / have follow up questions, then please do not hesitate in asking again. I will be happy to answer your questions. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care.