There was no papilloedema and neurological examination was unremarkable. MRI brain (figure 1) revealed large, bilateral, middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts, overlying the cerebral hemispheres. She ...

Except for the very smallest, most arachnoid cysts display radiological signs indicating an increased intracystic or intracranial pressure. For example, during infancy and early childhood, cysts may ...

Arachnoid cysts are infra-arachnoidal cerebrospinal fluid collections that are usually asymptomatic. However, they can become acutely symptomatic because of haemorrhage and cyst enlargement, which may ...

We read with great interest the article by Arjona et al 1 concerning a patient with intracranial hypertension (ICH) and giant arachnoid granulations (GAG). The patient was a non-obese male without ...