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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

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
Spinal arachnoid cysts in adults: diagnosis and management. A single-center experience.
Fam MD, Woodroffe RW, Helland L, Noeller J, Dahdaleh NS, Menezes AH, Hitchon PW
J Neurosurg Spine 2018 Dec 1;29(6):711-719. doi: 10.3171/2018.5.SPINE1820. PMID: 30265227
Management of leptomeningeal malignancy.
Pentheroudakis G, Pavlidis N
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2005 Jun;6(7):1115-25. doi: 10.1517/14656566.6.7.1115. PMID: 15957966

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Incidental Intracranial Cysts in Children.
Muhlestein WE, Maher CO
Pediatr Clin North Am 2021 Aug;68(4):775-782. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2021.04.005. PMID: 34247708
The fetal falx cerebelli.
Whitehead MT, Vezina G
Pediatr Radiol 2020 Jun;50(7):984-989. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.1007/s00247-020-04641-0. PMID: 32185447
Natural History of Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts.
Hall S, Smedley A, Sparrow O, Mathad N, Waters R, Chakraborty A, Tsitouras V
World Neurosurg 2019 Jun;126:e1315-e1320. Epub 2019 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.03.087. PMID: 30898748
Neurocutaneous melanosis.
Islam MP
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

Diagnosis

Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome: more than meets the eye.
Reis LM, Maheshwari M, Capasso J, Atilla H, Dudakova L, Thompson S, Zitano L, Lay-Son G, Lowry RB, Black J, Lee J, Shue A, Kremlikova Pourova R, Vaneckova M, Skalicka P, Jedlickova J, Trkova M, Williams B, Richard G, Bachman K, Seeley AH, Costakos D, Glaser TM, Levin AV, Liskova P, Murray JC, Semina EV
J Med Genet 2023 Apr;60(4):368-379. Epub 2022 Jul 26 doi: 10.1136/jmg-2022-108646. PMID: 35882526Free PMC Article
CSF-Venous Fistula.
Roytman M, Salama G, Robbins MS, Chazen JL
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2021 Jan 21;25(1):5. doi: 10.1007/s11916-020-00921-4. PMID: 33475890
The fetal falx cerebelli.
Whitehead MT, Vezina G
Pediatr Radiol 2020 Jun;50(7):984-989. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.1007/s00247-020-04641-0. PMID: 32185447
Neurocutaneous melanosis.
Islam MP
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;132:111-7. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62702-5.00007-X. PMID: 26564074
Arachnoid cysts.
Westermaier T, Schweitzer T, Ernestus RI
Adv Exp Med Biol 2012;724:37-50. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0653-2_3. PMID: 22411232

Therapy

Intracranial cysts: incidental or neurodevelopmental?
Dirik MA, Sanlidag B
Childs Nerv Syst 2023 Mar;39(3):775-780. Epub 2022 Nov 2 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05724-z. PMID: 36323954
The Neurological Manifestations of Phelan-McDermid Syndrome.
Frank Y
Pediatr Neurol 2021 Sep;122:59-64. Epub 2021 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.06.002. PMID: 34325981
Neuroangiostrongyliasis: The "Subarachnoid Phase" and Its Implications for Anthelminthic Therapy.
Prociv P, Turner M
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018 Feb;98(2):353-359. Epub 2017 Nov 30 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0206. PMID: 29210355Free PMC Article
Management of leptomeningeal malignancy.
Pentheroudakis G, Pavlidis N
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2005 Jun;6(7):1115-25. doi: 10.1517/14656566.6.7.1115. PMID: 15957966
The pathophysiology of lumbar puncture headache.
Levine DN, Rapalino O
J Neurol Sci 2001 Nov 15;192(1-2):1-8. doi: 10.1016/s0022-510x(01)00601-3. PMID: 11701146

Prognosis

Natural History of Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts.
Hall S, Smedley A, Sparrow O, Mathad N, Waters R, Chakraborty A, Tsitouras V
World Neurosurg 2019 Jun;126:e1315-e1320. Epub 2019 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.03.087. PMID: 30898748
Sonographic diagnosis and prognosis of fetal arachnoid cysts.
Yin L, Yang Z, Pan Q, Zhang J, Li X, Wang F, Ye Y, Deng X, Hu C
J Clin Ultrasound 2018 Feb;46(2):96-102. Epub 2017 Oct 6 doi: 10.1002/jcu.22532. PMID: 28984371
Genetic and epigenetic alterations in meningiomas.
Galani V, Lampri E, Varouktsi A, Alexiou G, Mitselou A, Kyritsis AP
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2017 Jul;158:119-125. Epub 2017 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2017.05.002. PMID: 28527972
Neurocutaneous melanosis.
Islam MP
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;132:111-7. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62702-5.00007-X. PMID: 26564074
Open myelomeningocele.
Hahn YS
Neurosurg Clin N Am 1995 Apr;6(2):231-41. PMID: 7620350

Clinical prediction guides

Intracranial cysts: incidental or neurodevelopmental?
Dirik MA, Sanlidag B
Childs Nerv Syst 2023 Mar;39(3):775-780. Epub 2022 Nov 2 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05724-z. PMID: 36323954
Neuroimaging Findings in Moebius Sequence.
Herrera DA, Ruge NO, Florez MM, Vargas SA, Ochoa-Escudero M, Castillo M
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019 May;40(5):862-865. Epub 2019 Apr 4 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6028. PMID: 30948378Free PMC Article
Natural History of Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts.
Hall S, Smedley A, Sparrow O, Mathad N, Waters R, Chakraborty A, Tsitouras V
World Neurosurg 2019 Jun;126:e1315-e1320. Epub 2019 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.03.087. PMID: 30898748
Genetic landscape of meningioma.
Yuzawa S, Nishihara H, Tanaka S
Brain Tumor Pathol 2016 Oct;33(4):237-247. Epub 2016 Sep 13 doi: 10.1007/s10014-016-0271-7. PMID: 27624470
Advanced cranial navigation.
Mert A, Gan LS, Knosp E, Sutherland GR, Wolfsberger S
Neurosurgery 2013 Jan;72 Suppl 1:43-53. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e3182750c03. PMID: 23254812

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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