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Abnormal arachnoid mater morphology

MedGen UID:
866609
•Concept ID:
C4020955
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormality of the arachnoid mater; Abnormality of the arachnoidea
 
HPO: HP:0100700

Definition

An abnormality of the Arachnoid mater. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prenatal diagnosis of vermian cyst: a new type of posterior fossa cyst.
Chanclud J, Valence S, Perre SV, Guilbaud L, Moutard ML, Jouannic JM, Ducou Le Pointe H, Blondiaux E, Garel C
Pediatr Radiol 2023 Mar;53(3):461-469. Epub 2022 Oct 24 doi: 10.1007/s00247-022-05531-3. PMID: 36274068
Blake's Pouch Cysts and Differential Diagnoses in Prenatal and Postnatal MRI : A Pictorial Review.
Kau T, Marterer R, Kottke R, Birnbacher R, Gellen J, Nagy E, Boltshauser E
Clin Neuroradiol 2020 Sep;30(3):435-445. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1007/s00062-019-00871-4. PMID: 31942658
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Biomechanical instability of the brain-CSF interface in hydrocephalus.
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Incidental Intracranial Cysts in Children.
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Neurocutaneous melanosis.
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Handb Clin Neurol 2015;132:111-7. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62702-5.00007-X. PMID: 26564074
Spinal arachnoid cyst.
Kumar A, Sakia R, Singh K, Sharma V
J Clin Neurosci 2011 Sep;18(9):1189-92. Epub 2011 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.023. PMID: 21724400
Ependyma-lined cysts.
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Clin Neuropathol 2000 May-Jun;19(3):138-41. PMID: 14606587

Diagnosis

CSF-Venous Fistula.
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Lymphoedema-distichiasis syndrome.
Marques NS, Miranda A, Barros S, Parreira S
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Jan 11;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213651. PMID: 26759405Free PMC Article
Neurocutaneous melanosis.
Islam MP
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;132:111-7. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62702-5.00007-X. PMID: 26564074
Delleman Oorthuys syndrome.
Rizvi SW, Siddiqui MA, Khan AA, Siddiqui Z
Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol 2015 Jan-Mar;22(1):122-4. doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.148363. PMID: 25624688Free PMC Article
The vestibulocochlear nerve.
Spickler EM, Govila L
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2002 Jun;23(3):218-37. doi: 10.1016/s0887-2171(02)90048-x. PMID: 12168998

Therapy

Spinal intradural arachnoid cyst as a complication of insertion of an interspinous device.
Lee HG, Kang MS, Na YC, Jin BH
Br J Neurosurg 2023 Aug;37(4):811-815. Epub 2019 Sep 24 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2019.1668541. PMID: 31549852
Paediatric arachnoid cysts: Surgical outcomes from a Singapore children's hospital.
Chan JL, Tan ALJ, Ng LP, Low DCY, Wan Tew S, Low SYY
J Clin Neurosci 2021 Mar;85:122-131. Epub 2021 Jan 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.12.030. PMID: 33581782
Five-Year-Old Boy With Behavioral Changes and Papilledema.
Ram R, Jones JY, Mohila CA, Shah VS
J Neuroophthalmol 2018 Mar;38(1):75-80. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000562. PMID: 28991098
Hydranencephaly: Considering Prolonged Survival and Treatment by Endoscopic Choroid Plexus Coagulation.
Ray C, Mobley J, Thompson M, Nagy L
Turk Neurosurg 2015;25(5):788-92. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.10453-14.1. PMID: 26442548
Review of spinal pseudomeningoceles and cerebrospinal fluid fistulas.
Hawk MW, Kim KD
Neurosurg Focus 2000 Jul 15;9(1):e5. doi: 10.3171/foc.2000.9.1.5. PMID: 16859266

Prognosis

Infantile Choroid Plexus Papilloma with Multiple Peritumoral Cysts.
Horinouchi S, Watanabe T, Takeshima H
World Neurosurg 2022 Jun;162:74-76. Epub 2022 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.03.068. PMID: 35314414
MRI in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Zhang W, Blumenfeld JD, Prince MR
J Magn Reson Imaging 2019 Jul;50(1):41-51. Epub 2019 Jan 13 doi: 10.1002/jmri.26627. PMID: 30637853
Main congenital cerebral anomalies: how prenatal imaging aids counseling.
Garel C, Moutard ML
Fetal Diagn Ther 2014;35(4):229-39. Epub 2014 Feb 27 doi: 10.1159/000358519. PMID: 24577226
Open myelomeningocele.
Hahn YS
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Syringomyelia and arachnoiditis.
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Clinical prediction guides

HARM revisited: Etiology of subarachnoid hyperintensities in brain FLAIR MRI.
Althaus K, Kasel M, Ludolph AC, Kassubek J, Kassubek R
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MRI in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Zhang W, Blumenfeld JD, Prince MR
J Magn Reson Imaging 2019 Jul;50(1):41-51. Epub 2019 Jan 13 doi: 10.1002/jmri.26627. PMID: 30637853
Benign external hydrocephalus in infants. A single centre experience and literature review.
Marino MA, Morabito R, Vinci S, Germanò A, Briguglio M, Alafaci C, Mormina E, Longo M, Granata F
Neuroradiol J 2014 Apr;27(2):245-50. Epub 2014 Apr 18 doi: 10.15274/NRJ-2014-10020. PMID: 24750715Free PMC Article
Petrous apex cephaloceles.
Moore KR, Fischbein NJ, Harnsberger HR, Shelton C, Glastonbury CM, White DK, Dillon WP
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Lateralization of cognitive processes in the brain.
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Acta Psychol (Amst) 2000 Dec;105(2-3):211-35. doi: 10.1016/s0001-6918(00)00062-7. PMID: 11194413

Recent systematic reviews

Fourth ventricle to spinal subarachnoid space stenting in pediatric patients with refractory syringomyelia: case series and systematic review.
Spennato P, Vitulli F, Tafuto R, Imperato A, Mirone G, Cinalli G
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Mar 11;46(1):67. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-01972-y. PMID: 36905420
Extensive widening of Virchow-Robin spaces in the frontal lobe: two case reports and systematic review of the literature.
Demir MK, Ertem Ö, Kundak NE, Ay T, Kılıc T
Acta Neurol Belg 2023 Dec;123(6):2129-2138. Epub 2022 Oct 22 doi: 10.1007/s13760-022-02098-6. PMID: 36273113
Systematic Review of Surgical Management of Spinal Intradural Arachnoid Cysts.
Baig Mirza A, Bartram J, Vastani A, Gebreyohanes A, Al Banna Q, Lavrador JP, Vasan AK, Grahovac G
World Neurosurg 2022 Feb;158:e298-e309. Epub 2021 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.10.173. PMID: 34728397
Morphological Analysis of Cerebral Artery Fenestrations and Their Correlation with Intracranial Aneurysms.
Krystkiewicz K, Ciszek B, Szylberg Ł, Tosik M, Harat M
World Neurosurg 2021 Dec;156:e85-e92. Epub 2021 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.08.137. PMID: 34506985

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