{Reference Type}: Case Reports {Title}: A neonatal purely prepontine arachnoid cyst: a case report and review of the literature. {Author}: Endo M;Usami K;Masaaki N;Ogiwara H; {Journal}: Childs Nerv Syst {Volume}: 38 {Issue}: 9 {Year}: 09 2022 {Factor}: 1.532 {DOI}: 10.1007/s00381-022-05457-z {Abstract}: 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.