Interventricular Colliodal Cyst: A Literature Review

Abstract

Colloid cysts do account for 0.5-1% of the entire brain mass. They are typical third ventricle lesions that are found on the interior end of the brain within the ventricle. When the colloid cyst affects the ventricle of the brain, it is termed as the intraventricular colloid cysts. The patient of the condition does experience headaches, which are sec-ondary to the persistent or in other cases, intermittent obstructions of the foramen monro of the brain. The obstruction of the disorder in acute hydrocephalus has been termed as the resultant cause of the sudden death among the patients. In most cases, the cell of origin is still a subject of debate; however, studies have found out that it has the endodermal background. According to the findings of this study, the colloid cyst usually presents its clinical signs and symptom among adults between the age of 40 and above. It is considered rare among people below the ages of 30, and for a patient, they do form fluctuating or in other cases, a progressive form of dementia. It, however, very lethal if not detected in a timely manner.