A brain cyst is a volumetric benign mass, which is presented in the form of a fluid bubble located between the tissues of the brain. There are two types of pathologies: retrocerebral cyst of the brain (intracerebral) and arachnoid.
The arachnoid forms a fluid bladder located between the adherent meninges. These cysts can be primary - congenital and secondary - acquired. Secondary formations are a consequence of past illnesses, agenesis of the corpus callosum, meningitis, as well as the result of surgery. This disease often appears in men and is located mainly in the middle fossa of the skull, outside of the temporal lobes of the brain. Usually, an arachnoid cyst has no symptoms and appears in a person under the age of 20 years.
An intracerebral or retrocerebellar cyst of the brain appears at the site of the dead areas of gray matter in the form of accumulations of fluid. To prevent further destruction of the brain, the causes of its death should be established. The appearance of this type of cyst is due to the following reasons: stroke, cerebrovascular insufficiency, operations performed in the cranial region, injuries, inflammations (encephalitis). Unlike the arachnoid, the retrocerebellar cyst of the brain is located precisely in the thickness of the brain substance, and not in the region of the membranes or on the surface.
Symptoms of the disease may be absent or have a variety of non-specific manifestations. When a person’s cyst is formed, headaches are disturbing, there is a feeling of pulsation, pressure and bursting of the head, visual disturbances and hearing impairment, vomiting and nausea, hallucinations, episodic loss of consciousness, mental disorders and convulsive syndrome can occur . The severity and nature of the symptoms depends on the size and type of cysts.
Retrocerebellar cyst of the brain can grow. If over time its size increases, then a factor that damages the brain continues to act. The growth of intracerebral cysts is associated with the continuation of the processes of circulatory disorders of the brain, the appearance of fresh foci of a microstroke, and the formation increases in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Arochnoid cyst can grow with increasing fluid pressure, inflammation of the membranes of the brain due to infection, with concussion in a person with an education.
Today, the diagnosis and causes of the formation and growth of cysts are determined using the results of a blood test, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and blood vessels of the brain.
Retrocerebellar cyst of the brain: treatment
The fight against the disease is made according to research results. Treatment is possible in any cases, since the effect is associated with the elimination of the causes of cyst formation. If the pathology does not have symptoms and does not grow, then the neutralization of the cyst is performed without surgical intervention, in other cases it will be required.
Today, the retrocerebellar cyst of the transparent septum of the brain requires the use of endoscopic surgery. The advantages of the method are a small proportion of injuries, after the operation there are no complications associated with foreign bodies, all actions are performed under visual control. If contraindications for endoscopic surgery occur, microneurosurgical intervention or bypass surgery is performed. Indications for surgical treatment are the increase and development of focal symptoms, the progression of convulsive paroxysm, the formation of an arachnoid cyst complicated by hemorrhage, and other factors.