Positional Vertigo and Arachnoid Cyst of the Ponto-cerebellar Angle: A Case Report
Published: 2022-11-08
Page: 385-390
Issue: 2022 - Volume 5 [Issue 2]
Chebaatha Anas *
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
R. Hafed
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
S. Halily
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Y. Oukessou
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
S. Rouadi
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
R. Abada
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
M. Roubal
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
M. Mahtar
ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Arachnoid cysts represent 1% of all intracranial lesions [1]. They can be localized at the level of the posterior fossa. These cysts are usually asymptomatic. But they can sometimes be responsible for a variety of nonspecific symptoms such as headache and dizziness [2]. We present here a clinical case of an arachnoid cyst of the ponto-cerebellar angle causing positional vertigo.
Keywords: Arachnoid cysts, vertigo, cranial fossa, cerebrospinal fluid
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