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Diseases » Arachnoid Cysts » Glossary

Glossary for Arachnoid Cysts

Arachnoid Cysts: A rare disorder involving a fluid-filled cysts on the arachnoid membrane which is one of the thin layers of tissue that form a membrane which covers the spinal cord and brain. The type and severity of symptoms is determined by the size and location of the cyst.
Ataxia: It is a neurological sign and symptom consisting of gross lack of co-ordination of muscle movements.
Brain conditions: Medical conditions that affect the brain
Brain swelling: Swelling or enlargement of the brain
Brain symptoms: Symptoms affecting the brain
Cognitive impairment: General loss of mental or cognitive ability
Head symptoms: Symptoms affecting the head or brain
Headache: In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints
Hydrocephalus: A rare condition where the normal flow of cerebrospinal fluid is impaired by dilated brain ventricles which causes the fluid to accumulate in the skull and hence result in increased brain pressure.
Hydrocephalus - Skeletal Anomalies - Mental Disturbance: A very rare condition reported in only a few families and characterized by a buildup of fluid inside the brain, skeletal anomalies and mental disturbance.
Hydrocephalus - costovertebral dysplasia - Sprengel anomaly: A rare syndrome characterized mainly by hydrocephaly and upwardly displaced shoulder blade (Sprengel anomaly).
Increased intracranial pressure: Increased pressure inside the skull due to brain swelling or fluid accumulation
Intracranial arachnoid cysts: A rare disorder involving a fluid-filled cysts on the arachnoid membrane which is one of the thin layers of tissue that form a membrane which covers the brain. The type and severity of symptoms is determined by the size and location of the cyst.
Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler/Scheie syndrome: A rare inherited biochemical disorder characterized by the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides (glycosaminoglycans) in various body tissues due to insufficient amounts of the enzyme (?-L-diuronidase) needed to break it down.
No symptoms: The absence of noticable symptoms.
Radiculopathy: A condition characterized by disease of the nerve roots
Seizures: A rare syndrome characterized by mental retardation, seizures and high levels of hydroxylysine in the urine.
Swollen head: Swollen head or enlarged head size