Re: Arachnoid Cyst and Plagio

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I didn't have the exact thing happen, but my son had a hematoma on his head -

very big

and it is suspected that the vacuum extraction during delivery contributed to

it. The

doctors wont' say if this caused the plagio as well...but I am suspicious that

it did.

I wonder how many of these things are connected? Good luck!

>

> Hi,

>

> I have been a member for some time now and love the site but didn't have a

courage to

> post sooner. As it happens my daughter was born with tort and plagio and after

we

finally

> diagnosed it properly she received PT and wore a band. Her plagio was not bad

to begin

> with but because it took some time to have a tort resolved it became worse and

we

> decided to go for a band. The problem is that in the process of diagnosing the

torticollis

> we discovered that she also had an arachnoid cyst on her brain (it is just a

fluid brain

fluid

> that collects in a cyst, but still....) as a result of being stuck while in

utero (hence also

tort).

> We saw specialists and they assured us that it is all ok, but unfortunately

after wearing a

> band her cyst grew and we stopped with the band. Her plagio and tort are

resolved now

> but I feel terrible that we had her in a band even though our neurosurgeon is

not

> completely convinced that the band contributed to the growth of the cyst. Her

cyst has

> been stable since, she is 3 now and has to have annual MRI's to monitor.

>

> I am interested in finding anyone who either had some experience with a

similar

problem

> or knows something about it. The neurosurgeon does not recommend surgery as it

carries

> risks and I agree, but at the same time every time I see the size of the cyst

I am

shocked.

> My daughter has no problems and is otherwise happy and healthy 3-year-old.

>

> Darija, mom to Ana

> Atlanta, GA

>