%0 Case Reports
%T A neonatal purely prepontine arachnoid cyst: a case report and review of the literature.
%A Endo M
%A Usami K
%A Masaaki N
%A Ogiwara H
%J Childs Nerv Syst
%V 38
%N 9
%D 09 2022
%M 35532779
%F 1.532
%R 10.1007/s00381-022-05457-z
%X Purely prepontine arachnoid cysts not extending into the suprasellar region in neonates are rare. Herein, we report a purely prepontine arachnoid cyst in a neonate which caused central apnea and was successfully treated with microscopic cyst fenestration and C1 laminectomy.