Arachnoid Cysts

Arachnoid Cysts: Introduction

Arachnoid Cysts: Arachnoid cysts are cerebrospinal fluid-filled sacs that may develop between the surface of the brain and the cranial base or on the arachnoid ... more about Arachnoid Cysts.

Arachnoid Cysts: A rare disorder involving a fluid-filled cysts on the arachnoid membrane which is one of the thin layers of tissue that form a membrane which covers the spinal cord and brain. The type and severity of symptoms is determined by the size and location of the cyst. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Arachnoid Cysts is available below.

Symptoms of Arachnoid Cysts

• No symptoms - small cysts have no symptoms
• Cranial deformation
• Macrocephaly (head enlargement)
• Headaches
• Seizures
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 27 symptoms of Arachnoid Cysts

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Arachnoid Cysts: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Arachnoid Cysts:

• Permanent severe neurological damage (see Cognitive impairment)
• Brain hemorrhage (see Brain symptoms)
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Arachnoid Cysts?

• Misdiagnosis of Arachnoid Cysts
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• Hidden causes of Arachnoid Cysts (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
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Arachnoid Cysts: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Arachnoid Cysts

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Arachnoid Cysts: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
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  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
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Arachnoid Cysts: Rare Types

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Causes of Arachnoid Cysts

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Treatments for Arachnoid Cysts

• Symptomatic treatments
• Surgical shunt
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Arachnoid Cysts

Medical research articles related to Arachnoid Cysts include:

• Patient with arachnoid cyst diagnosed by MRI, is there a hospital in London which practice microneurosurgical or endoscopic techniques to treat it? Other alternative to manage this condition?
• What is the prognosis for someone with an arachnoid cyst of the brain?
• Therapeutic percutaneous image-guided aspiration of spinal cysts
• Skull Base, Tumors, Other CPA Tumors
• Spinal Dysraphism/Myelomeningocele
• Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome (Overview)
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Prognosis for Arachnoid Cysts

Prognosis for Arachnoid Cysts: Untreated, arachnoid cysts may cause permanent severe neurological damage due to the progressive expansion of the cyst(s)or hemorrhage (bleeding). With treatment most individuals with arachnoid cysts do well. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Arachnoid Cysts Information Page: NINDS)

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Arachnoid Cysts: Broader Related Topics

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Article Excerpts about Arachnoid Cysts

Arachnoid cysts are cerebrospinal fluid-filled sacs that may develop between the surface of the brain and the cranial base or on the arachnoid membrane — one of the 3 membranes that cover the brain and the spinal cord. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Arachnoid Cysts Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of Arachnoid Cysts:

Intracranial or spinal cavities containing a cerebrospinal-like fluid, the wall of which is composed of arachnoidal cells. They are most often developmental or related to trauma. Intracranial arachnoid cysts usually occur adjacent to arachnoidal cistern and may present with HYDROCEPHALUS; HEADACHE; SEIZURES; and focal neurologic signs. Spinal arachnoid cysts may be extradural, intradural, or perineural and tend to present with signs and symptoms indicative of a RADICULOPATHY. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1994, Ch44, pp105-115) - (Source - Diseases Database)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Arachnoid Cysts as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet