Arachnoid cysts in a brother and sister.
- 1 October 1988
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 25 (10) , 714-715
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jmg.25.10.714
Abstract
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.Keywords
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