Abstract
Pineal gland cysts are typically asymptomatic, benign cysts most commonly found incidentally
in adults. In rare cases, a large pineal gland cyst can be complicated by intracystic
hemorrhage, which could then manifest with neurological symptoms. We report a new
complication of intracystic hemorrhage in a large pineal gland cyst in a 40-year-old
man with new onset seizures.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 24, 2014
Accepted:
March 13,
2014
Received in revised form:
March 9,
2014
Received:
December 3,
2013
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☆Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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