A 46-year-old female presented to the emergency department after two episodes of new-onset generalized tonic clonic seizures. She was lethargic and mildly confused with a blood pressure of 143/ 84 mm Hg, pulse of 69/min, oral temp of 36.68C (97.98F), respiratory rate of 14/min, and saturation of 93% on room air. She complained of mild headaches but had no nausea and vomiting. There were no foca...

BACKGROUND Colloid cysts are usually benign brain tumors, which rarely cause acute neurological deterioration with sudden death due to an acute increase of intracranial pressure. So far, the final pathophysiology and clinical signs of impending death are unclear in this context. AIM We present a case of an adolescent who presented with symptoms similar to gastroenteritis. RESULTS He unexpec...

Colloid cysts are usually located in third ventricle and are believed to be derived from either primitive neuroepithelium or endoderm. Patients may remain asymptomatic for long time while some can present with paroxysmal headache, gait disturbance, nausea, vomiting, behavioral changes, weaknesses of lower limbs, impaired memory, new learning disability and sudden death. Computed tomography usua...

(also called neuroepithelial cysts) are relatively rare i n t r a c r a n i a l lesions located in the rostral aspect of the third ventricle. They comprise approximately 0.5–1% of primary brain tumours. They occur with equal frequency in men and women. Most reported cases occur in the third to fifth decades of life.1 Although colloid cysts are histologically benign, they may obstruct the forami...

Not only pituitary adenomas, but also a number of tumors may arise from within the sella presenting a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge at a multidisciplinary specialist level. This article presents a case of a colloid cyst located in sellar region, with overlapping symptoms of a nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma.