Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Arachnoid Cysts as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Broader types of Arachnoid Cysts:
Patient Profile for Arachnoid Cysts: Often in infancy, but can appear in teens.
Profile for Arachnoid Cysts: Most cases begin during infancy, however onset may be delayed until adolescence. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Arachnoid Cysts Information Page: NINDS)
Gender Profile for Arachnoid Cysts: Mostly in males.
Gender Profile for Arachnoid Cysts: Arachnoid cysts most often occur in males. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Arachnoid Cysts Information Page: NINDS)
Complications of Arachnoid Cysts:
see complications of Arachnoid Cysts
Prognosis of Arachnoid Cysts:
Untreated, arachnoid cysts may cause permanent severe
neurological damage due to the progressive expansion of the cyst(s)or
hemorrhage (bleeding). With treatment most individuals with arachnoid
cysts do well.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Arachnoid Cysts Information Page: NINDS)
Causes of Arachnoid Cysts: see causes of Arachnoid Cysts
Symptoms of Arachnoid Cysts: see symptoms of Arachnoid Cysts
Complications of Arachnoid Cysts: see complications of Arachnoid Cysts
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Arachnoid Cysts.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Arachnoid Cysts.
Treatments for Arachnoid Cysts:
see treatments for Arachnoid Cysts
Research for Arachnoid Cysts:
see research for Arachnoid Cysts
Organs and body systems related to Arachnoid Cysts include:
Main name of condition: Arachnoid Cysts
Other names or spellings for Arachnoid Cysts:Intracranial Cysts
Leptomeningeal cyst
Source - Diseases Database
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