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Arachnoid Cysts

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = Intracranial or spinal cavities containing a cerebrospinal-like fluid, the wall of which is composed of arachnoidal cells. They are most often developmental or related to trauma. Intracranial arachnoid cysts usually occur adjacent to arachnoidal cistern and may present with HYDROCEPHALUS; HEADACHE; SEIZURES; and focal neurologic signs. ,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.16960, 1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16960
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, reports and black-and-white photographs relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 16 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: spina bifida occulta; subarachnoid cyst; and lumbar back pain. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956

PR2.18736, 1957-1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.18736
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, notes, charts, 35mm slides and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 57 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: arachnoid cyst; unsteadiness; numbness; head injury; and hypertension. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1958

PR2.19147, 1958-1960

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19147
Scope and Contents

Notes, typed case summary, reports, correspondence and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 59 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: cervical arachnoid cyst; numbness in left hand; paraesthesiae in left hand; and stiffness in toes. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1960