Early on, Kim said about 60 percent of his patients felt better after having a pineal cyst removed. Now, as his team has gotten better at identifying who could benefit from surgery, it's more like ...

Dr. Kim says patients often suffer for years, because even if a doctor finds a pineal cyst, they don't believe it causes symptoms and won't perform the delicate surgery to remove it.

Four months post-surgery, Kim and dog Athena can finally relax. Dr. Kim says currently there is no test to tell patients if the symptoms they experience are caused by a pineal cyst.

Early on, Kim said about 60 percent of his patients felt better after having a pineal cyst removed. Now, as his team has gotten better at identifying who could benefit from surgery, it's more like ...

A 20 month old Texas girl got a life changing surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. Giuliana Fernandez had a pineal cyst removed from her brain. She's the youngest person to ever ...

She then joined a pineal cyst support group, mainly consisting of young women, who believe such cysts are to blame for debilitating symptoms. Ms Hill resorted to raising £36,000 to travel to ...

Thirteen year-old Meghan Pawlak has a Pineal Cyst in her brain which is also considered a tumor. “If you would have told me that I was going to have brain surgery last year, I wouldn’t have ...

Giuliana underwent the surgery Wednesday as the youngest person to ever have a pineal cyst removed from their brain. Her parents, Derek Fernandez and Kayla Mannino, told ABC News 4 they set up the ...

Four months post-surgery, Frasca and dog Athena can finally relax. Kim said currently there is no test to tell patients if the symptoms they experience are caused by a pineal cyst.

Pineal cysts symptoms can be caused if the cyst is big enough to obstruct the passage of cerebrospinal fluid - the fluid constantly produced by the brain, which bathes and supports it, he added.