Arachnoid Cysts

Foreword. - Part I: General Information about Arachnoid Cysts. - 1. History and Etymology of Arachnoid Cysts. - 2. Gender Distribution and Lateralization of Arachnoid Cysts. - 3. Embryology of Arachnoid Mater. - 4. Histological Findings of Arachnoid Cysts. - 5. Pathophysiology of Arachnoid Cysts. - 6. Biochemistry of Arachnoid Cyst Fluid. - Part II: Epidemiology of Arachnoid Cysts. - Editor s Summary. - 7. Incidence of Arachnoid Cysts. - 8. Genetics of Arachnoid Cysts. - 9. Natural History of Arachnoid Cysts. - 10. Anatomic Locations of Arachnoid Cysts. - 11. Classification of Arachnoid Cysts. - 12. Arachnoid Cysts Complicated with Subdural and Intracystic Hemorrhage. - 13. Spontaneous Resolution of Arachnoid Cysts. - Part III: Neuroimaging. - 15. Intrauterine Detection of Arachnoid Cysts. - 16. Cisternography of Arachnoid Cysts. - 17. SPECT Imaging of Arachnoid Cysts. - Part IV: Clinical Presentations and Differential Diagnosis of Arachnoid Cysts. - 18. Symptomatology of Craniospinal Arachnoid Cysts. - 19. Arachnoid Cysts Associated with Hydrocephalus. - 20. Epilepsy and Arachnoid Cysts. - 21. Psychiatric Presentation of Arachnoid Cysts. - 22. Differential Diagnosis of Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts. - 23. Differential Diagnosis of Intraspinal Arachnoid Cysts. - Part V: Options in Operative Management of Arachnoid Cysts. - 24. Aspiration and Drainage of Arachnoid Cysts. - 25. Microsurgical Approach to Arachnoid Cysts. - 26. Shunt Placement for Arachnoid Cysts. - 27. Stereotactic Internal Diversion of Arachnoid Cysts. - 28. Endoscopic Approach to Arachnoid Cysts. - 29. Surgical Management of Spinal Arachnoid Cysts. - 30. Postoperative Complications Associated with Arachnoid Cysts. - Part VI: Outcome and Prognosis of Arachnoid Cysts. - 31. Recurrence of Arachnoid Cysts. - 32. Follow-up of Arachnoid Cysts (Brain Plasticity Following Surgery for Arachnoid Cysts). - 33. Future Management of Arachnoid Cysts. - 34. Medicolegal Aspects of Arachnoid Cysts. - Conclusion. - Index.