Cihan Isler Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Aging
Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
Mr. Cihan Isler, belongs to the department of Orthopaedic Surgery, interest in the field of Aging; Complication; Lumbar degenerative disease; Spinal decompression; Spinal instrumentation, from Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
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Author(s): Cihan Isler, Abdurrahim Tas, Yucel Hitay, Azmi Tufan and Feyza Karagoz Guzey
Rapidly Progressing Brainstem Compression Due to a Giant Posterior Fossa Arachnoid Cyst
Case Presentation: A 28 years old woman with lethargy, disorientation, nausea and vomiting was sent to our emergency department (ED) from a state hospital. A cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was taken there and it revealed a large cystic mass in the posterior fossa causing tonsillar herniation and fourth ventricle compression. A head computerized tomography (CT) with contrast was taken at ED and she was admitted to the neurosurgery ward for further investigation and operation. Within a few hours she was lost her consciousness and developed respiratory arrest. She was t... view moreĀ»