"Arachnoid Cysts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1994, Ch44, pp105-115)
| Descriptor ID |
D016080
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.182.044 C04.588.614.250.387.100 C10.500.142.100 C10.551.240.375.100 C16.131.666.142.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Arachnoid Cysts- Arachnoid Cysts
- Cyst, Arachnoid
- Cysts, Arachnoid
- Leptomeningeal Cysts
- Cyst, Leptomeningeal
- Cysts, Leptomeningeal
- Leptomeningeal Cyst
- Arachnoid Diverticula
- Arachnoid Diverticulas
- Diverticula, Arachnoid
- Diverticulas, Arachnoid
Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts- Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts
- Arachnoid Cyst, Intracranial
- Cyst, Intracranial Arachnoid
- Cysts, Intracranial Arachnoid
- Intracranial Arachnoid Cyst
- Arachnoid Cysts, Intracranial
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arachnoid Cysts" by people in Profiles.
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Investigating the Relationship Between Cerebellopontine Angle Arachnoid Cysts and Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Pediatric Patients. Otol Neurotol. 2026 Feb 01; 47(2):251-256.
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A novel duraplasty technique following fenestration of a massive lumbar arachnoid cyst in a patient with scoliosis: technical case report. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 02; 28(2):181-185.
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Congenital basis of posterior fossa anomalies. Neuroradiol J. 2015 Jun; 28(3):238-53.
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Suprasellar hamartoma and arachnoid cyst. World Neurosurg. 2013 Dec; 80(6):e401-7.
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Differentiation between pediatric spinal arachnoid and epidermoid-dermoid cysts: is diffusion-weighted MRI useful? Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Jun; 37(6):556-60.
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[What is your diagnosis? Acute hemorrhage into known subarachnoid cyst]. Praxis (Bern 1994). 2007 Jan 31; 96(5):133-5.
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Ventral extradural spinal meningeal cyst causing cord compression: neurosurgical treatment. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2005 Sep; 63(3B):855-8.
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Diffusion restriction of a spinal arachnoid cyst: case illustration. J Neurosurg. 2005 May; 102(4 Suppl):439.
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Expansion of arachnoid cysts in children: report of two cases and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 2005 Apr; 102(3 Suppl):314-7.
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Arachnoiditis associated with arachnoid cyst formation and cord tethering following myelography: magnetic resonance features. Australas Radiol. 2001 May; 45(2):236-9.