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. 2005 Jan;26(1):145–151.

TABLE 1:

Summary of patients with an arachnoid cyst

Patient/Age (y)/Sex Location of Arachnoid Cyst Clinical Findings Confirmation Method Communication with CSF*
PC Cine MR Imaging CTC Surgery
1/8/M L middle fossa Seizure CTC Yes Yes NA
2/53/F R middle fossa Headache CTC Yes Yes NA
3/27/M L middle fossa Incidental CTC Yes Yes NA
4/14/M L middle fossa Headache CTC Yes Yes NA
5/16/M L middle fossa Headache CTC Yes Yes NA
6/26/F L middle fossa Headache CTC Yes Yes NA
7/15/M R middle fossa Headache CTC Yes Yes NA
8/49/M R cerebellopontine angle Vertigo CTC Yes Yes NA
9/66/F L middle fossa Headache CTC Yes Yes NA
10/20/M L middle fossa Headache CTC Yes Yes NA
11/22/M R middle fossa Headache CTC Yes Yes NA
12/50/F L middle fossa Headache CTC Yes Yes NA
13/10/F R middle fossa Headache CTC No Yes NA
14/42/M L middle fossa Incidental CTC No Yes NA
15/37/F Quadrigeminal cistern Headache CTC No Yes NA
16/52/F Cerebral convexity Headache CTC No No NA
17/70/M Quadrigeminal cistern Incidental CTC No No NA
18/11/M L cerebellopontine angle Headache CTC No No NA
19/15/F Cerebral convexity Headache CTC No No NA
20/33/M Quadrigeminal cistern Headache CTC No No NA
21/82/M L middle fossa Incidental CTC No No NA
22/5/M Cerebral convexity Seizure CTC No No NA
23/38/M L middle fossa Headache CTC No No NA
24/33/M Cerebral convexity Disarticulation CTC No No NA
25/12/M Cerebral convexity Headache CTC No No NA
26/34/F R cerebellopontine angle Vertigo Surgery No NA No
27/22/F Retrocerebellar cistern Vertigo Surgery No NA No
28/1/M Retrocerebellar cistern Cardiomegaly Surgery No NA No
29/1/F Retrocerebellar cistern Developmental delay Surgery No NA No
30/21/F Quadrigeminal cistern Visual loss Surgery No NA No
31/10/M Retrocerebellar cistern Headache, nausea/vomiting Surgery No NA No
32/4/M Retrocerebellar cistern Ataxia Surgery No NA No
33/17/M L middle fossa Seizure CTC, surgery No No No
34/1/M L middle fossa Tendency to sleep CTC, surgery No No No
35/3/M R middle fossa Seizure CTC, surgery No No No
36/4/M L middle fossa Ataxia CTC, surgery No No No
37/40/F Quadrigeminal cistern Headache, Nausea/vomiting CTC, surgery No No No
38/11/M L middle fossa Temporal bulging CTC, surgery No No No
39/18/F Quadrigeminal cistern Headache CTC, surgery No No No
*

NA indicates not applicable.