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Descriptor English:   Arachnoid Cysts 
Descriptor Spanish:   Quistes Aracnoideos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cistos Aracnóideos 
Synonyms English:   Arachnoid Cysts, Intracranial
Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts
Arachnoid Cyst, Intracranial
Arachnoid Diverticulas
Cyst, Arachnoid
Cyst, Intracranial Arachnoid
Cyst, Leptomeningeal
Cysts, Arachnoid
Cysts, Intracranial Arachnoid
Cysts, Leptomeningeal
Diverticula, Arachnoid
Diverticulas, Arachnoid
Intracranial Arachnoid Cyst
Leptomeningeal Cyst
Leptomeningeal Cysts
Arachnoid Diverticula  
Tree Number:   C04.182.044
C04.588.614.250.387.100
C10.500.142.100
C10.551.240.375.100
C16.131.666.142.100
Definition English:   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) 
Indexing Annotation English:   non-neoplastic
History Note English:   1991 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BS blood supply BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced
CH chemistry CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SE secretion SU surgery
TH therapy UL ultrastructure
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   28865 
Unique Identifier:   D016080 

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