Arachnoid cysts in a brother and sister.

AUTOR(ES)

Wilson, W G

RESUMO

We describe a brother and sister with microcephaly and mental retardation who were shown by cranial CT scan to have almost identical unilateral arachnoid cysts. The occurrence in sibs suggests the possibility of a genetic basis for at least some cases of arachnoid cysts.

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