Case report reveals syncopal episodes indicate arachnoid cyst presence in older adults, suggesting need for brain imaging.
Examination of a first‐time syncope in a 76‐year‐old man revealed a large, space‐occupying arachnoid cyst almost completely occupying the left frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes and showing a midline shift to the right. Syncope can be the initial clinical manifestation of a space‐occupying arachnoid cyst.
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