Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer announced Tuesday he is leaving the program next month because of an arachnoid cyst that has gotten worse this year. To learn more about the condition, The ...

Arachnoid cysts are common brain cysts that are basically sacs filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). These fluid-filled sacs are located between either the brain or spinal cord and the arachnoid ...

For the past 20 years, Urban Meyer has dealt with an arachnoid cyst in his brain and recent flare-ups that have contributed to speculation that this could be Meyer’s last season at Ohio State. Meyer ...

1. Which doctor should I consult for arachnoid cysts? You should consult a neurologist if any symptoms related to arachnoid cysts are observed. A neurosurgeon is consulted if surgical intervention is ...

Arachnoid cysts are benign extra-axial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collections enclosed by arachnoid membranes, representing approximately 1 % of intracranial lesions. They are most frequently located ...

Philadelphia, Pa. (May 21, 2013) – Arachnoid cysts are a common type of brain lesion that is usually harmless, but with a risk of rupture or bleeding. A new study identifies risk factors for rupture ...

Often an incidental finding on brain scans looking for trauma or other neurological conditions, arachnoid cysts (ACs) are small, fluid-filled sacs within the arachnoid membrane, one of three layers ...

Spinal arachnoid cyst is a relatively rare disease that accounts for approximately 1% of primary spinal cord tumors; however, the widespread use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been associated ...

Arachnoid Cyst of the Posterior Cranial Fossa: (Left) T1-weighted axial MRI; (Right) T2-weighted axial MRI. Note the large cystic lesion in the posterior fossa. As the cyst contains fluid, it is dark ...

In June 2017, Michigan doctor Jennifer De Longpre published a report in the New England Journal of Medicine detailing a highly peculiar case she had come across in 2016: a then 26-year-old man with a ...

Arachnoid Cyst of the Middle Cranial Fossa: (Left) T1-weighted axial MRI; (Right) T2-weighted axial MRI. Note the small cyst in the right middle cranial fossa, anterior to the temporal lobe. The cyst ...