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. 2018 Jul 30;34(12):2519–2523. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3917-4

Table 1.

Existing reports of posterior fossa arachnoid cysts presenting with torticollis

Study Presenting features Age/gender Treatment Outcome
Per et al. 2014 [11] Torticollis, macrocephaly 16-month-old male Cystoperitoneal shunt Significant improvement of torticollis with no reported complications
Zaher et al. 2015 [12] Torticollis Unable to elicit Endoscopic fenestration Significant improvement with resolution of torticollis
Fulkerson et al. 2011 [13] Torticollis, enlarging occipitofrontal circumference; plagiocephaly 8-month-old male Stereotactic placement of cyst-ventricle stent Clinically stable with decrease in cyst size at 5-year follow-up. Slight delay in milestones
Tumturk et al. 2015 [14] Torticollis, left eye esotropia 12-month-old female Refused Unknown
Current case Torticollis, gastro-oesophageal reflux, macrocephaly 2-month-old male Endoscopic fenestration Resolution of symptoms with good neurological recovery at 18-month follow-up