Cysts can form in all parts of the body, including the brain. Typically, most brain cysts are benign and do not require surgical removal. If surgery is necessary, the surgeon will either drain or ...

Arachnoid cysts are also known as leptomeningeal cysts. They are CSF-filled extra-axial cysts commonly located adjacent to the brain and skull in the middle and posterior fossa, suprasellar region, ...

Arachnoid Cyst of the Middle Cranial Fossa: (Left) T1-weighted axial MRI; (Right) T2-weighted axial MRI. Note the small cyst in the right middle cranial fossa, anterior to the temporal lobe. The cyst ...

Arachnoid cysts are benign cerebrospinal fluid‐filled sacs that typically reside within the arachnoid membrane. Although most of these cysts remain asymptomatic, complications can arise when ...

When people experience head trauma or if doctors suspect certain medical conditions, scans can be used to look at the brain and make an assessment. Arachnoid cysts (AC) are little sacs full of fluid ...

In June 2017, Michigan doctor Jennifer De Longpre published a report in the New England Journal of Medicine detailing a highly peculiar case she had come across in 2016: a then 26-year-old man with a ...

A 22 year-old woman presented for evaluation of headaches. On examination, there were subtle neurological signs suggestive of mild right sided weakness. Arachnoid Cyst of the Middle Cranial Fossa: ...