Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

Positional Vertigo and Arachnoid Cyst of the Ponto-cerebellar Angle: A Case Report

Chebaatha Anas *

ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

R. Hafed

ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

S. Halily

ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Y. Oukessou

ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

S. Rouadi

ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

R. Abada

ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

M. Roubal

ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

M. Mahtar

ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Arachnoid cysts represent 1% of all intracranial lesions [1]. They can be localized at the level of the posterior fossa. These cysts are usually asymptomatic. But they can sometimes be responsible for a variety of nonspecific symptoms such as headache and dizziness [2]. We present here a clinical case of an arachnoid cyst of the ponto-cerebellar angle causing positional vertigo.

Keywords: Arachnoid cysts, vertigo, cranial fossa, cerebrospinal fluid

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