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Dynamics of Intracranial Cyst Formation and Expansion

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Intracranial arachnoid cysts are benign extra-axial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-filled cavities that are bounded by a membrane with the histological appearance of arachnoid mater.1–3 They can arise at any location intracranially adjacent to and variously communicating with the subarachnoid spaces, the temporosylvian region, and the infratentorial compartment being the sites of predilection1–9 (Figure 4.1).

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Galassi, E., Gaist, G. (1993). Dynamics of Intracranial Cyst Formation and Expansion. In: Raimondi, A.J., Choux, M., Di Rocco, C. (eds) Intracranial Cyst Lesions. Principles of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7281-7_4

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