3.4 brain cyst

[melmel62]

i have a 22 year old son and found out when he was 15 he had a cyst the size of a lemon in his left side of his brain we had mri and ct and yhe dr we took him to said just keep watching it for any changes during the years i have seen some major changes in him he staring into space has such migranes and stays deprssed he is just not right he saids his head feels funny all the time i was told he was bipolar sld add and depressed now he is 22 years old cant keep a job sleep deprive always had problems sleeping im telling you he just aint right he cant even make diccions for himself there is so mush and i dont know what to do he has no insurance and now the presure on the left side of the brain he states feels really funny mom so the most recent mri satd the cyst is 3.4 left tip arachnoid cyst has grown please help i do not want my son to die the drs have said there is not much they can do because of where it is located  its in the middle of his brain and they do not want to mess with it thank you for taking the time to read this melody

[voronv]

Hi! We have similar problem - my daughter has arachnoid cyst ~4cm (NMR) in her left temporal lobe, diagnosed with bipolar at age 18, now she is 20, - several maniac episods and hospitalizations. No bipolar in a family. Lithium is not helping as well as depakot, that is unti-convolution medication for mood stabilizing.We visited several neurologists ( as well as several psychiatrists) - they do not believe in the connection between cyst and psychotic symptoms - I believe! There are same articles about this (like, Silva, 2007," Arachnoid cyst in a patient with psychosis : case study", Portugal), however I have not found yet any doctor (or clinic) in USA. I did not try Miao clinic, did you?

[bluis12]

Hi!  I have a somewhat similar story.  My son is 19, recently diagnosed bipolar after having a manic episode.  Subsequent to that, we found out he has a 6.5cm X 4cm arachnoid cyst on the right side.  My question is, how is your son doing now? Did you see a neurologist?  We went to a neurologist, but he discounted that the cyst could be causing behavioral changes.  Have an appointment with a neuropsychologist, and am hoping to get some help/answers.

Best of luck to you and your son