retrocerebellar arachnoid cysts are a cyst that is filled with
fluid. The cyst in this case is located in the retrocerebellar area
which is behind the cerebellum. The cerebellum is the part of the
brain that has to do with motor function.
retrocerebellar arachnoid cysts are a cyst that is filled with
fluid. The cyst in this case is located in the retrocerebellar area
which is behind the cerebellum. The cerebellum is the part of the
brain that has to do with motor function.
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Infants are most susceptible to developing arachnoid cysts,
although cyst formation can occur up through adolescence. Arachnoid
cyst development in adults occurs much less frequently. Arachnoid
cysts occur predominantly in males.
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Arachnoid cysts can be classified according to their location
and by the type of tissue making up the cyst wall (arachnoid
connective tissue or glioependymal tissue).
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It can be: arachnoid cyst colloid cyst enlarged perivascular
space dermoid cyst choroid plexus cyst pineal cyst Rathke cleft
cyst cystic neoplasm parasites (neurocysticercosis) DW
malformation
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Arachnoid cysts can cause chronic remodeling and thinning of the
adjacent skull. So--while I've personally never seen a case of
skull fx directly overlying an arachnoid cyst (general diagnostic
radiologist, 6 yrs in practice)--it certainly would seem that the
involved portion of skull would be relatively more susceptible to
fracture in the event of trauma.