Bobble-head doll syndrome in an 80-year-old man, associated with a giant arachnoid cyst of the lamina quadrigemina, treated with endoscopic ventriculocystocisternotomy and cystoperitoneal shunt.

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Bobble-head doll syndrome in an 80-year-old man, associated with a giant arachnoid cyst of the lamina quadrigemina, treated with endoscopic ventriculocystocisternotomy and cystoperitoneal shunt.

Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2017 Aug;159(8):1445-1450

Authors: Olvera-Castro JO, Morales-Briceño H, Sandoval-Bonilla B, Gallardo-Ceja D, Venegas-Cruz MA, Estrada-Estrada EM, Contreras-Mota M, Guinto-Balanzar G, Garcia-Lopez R

Abstract
Bobble-head doll syndrome (BHDS) is a rare entity, characterized by antero-posterior head bobbing, which is of the type "yes-yes." Less frequently, having a head movement of the type "no-no" is described. We report an unusual case of an 80-year-old man with a cystic mass of the lamina quadrigemina, extending to the posterior fossa. We conclude that ventriculocystocisternotomy associated with a cystoperitoneal shunt is an effective treatment for a symptomatic giant arachnoid cyst in the lamina quadrigemina.

PMID: 28488069 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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