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Descriptor English:   Arachnoid Cysts 
Descriptor Spanish:   Quistes Aracnoideos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cistos Aracnóideos 
Synonyms English:   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 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 RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SE secretion
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UL ultrastructure
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   28865 
Unique Identifier:   D016080 

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