Case report: Subdural hygroma in an adolescent caused by a soccer ball strike to head

Abstract

Arachnoid cysts are benign, congenital, non-neoplastic, extra-axial-intra cerebrospinal fluid (CF) collection lesions. They are often diagnosed incidentally during imaging examinations and are usually asymptomatic.We present a case of a subdural hygroma, secondary to an arachnoid cyst which had ruptured following minor head injury. This is a rarely seen complication although it has previously been described in the literature.

Keywords

• Arachnoidal cyst rupture
• Subdural hygroma
• Microsurgical fenestration