Minim Invas Neurosur
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Minim Invas Neurosur · Jun 1999
Case ReportsChronic hydrocephalus and suprasellar arachnoid cyst presenting with rhinorrhea.
Spontaneous CSF leak with rhinorrhea may be secondary to many intracranial congenital and acquired conditions. However, no cases of chronic hydrocephalus and suprasellar arachnoid cyst presenting with rhinorrhea as the unique clinical manifestation are reported in the literature. ⋯ Clinical remission occurred after restoration of the CSF flow from the cyst to the cisternal spaces by a direct approach. The CSF leak in this case was secondary to the chronic compression over the dural and bone structures of the sellar region by the cyst or chronic hydrocephalus.