title: [Occasional disclosure of large arachnoid cysts in 2 subjects].
abstract: Two old men in whom the CT and MR scans had unexpectedly shown an enormous arachnoid cyst in the fronto-temporo-parietal region, underwent neuropsychological examination. This did not show any neuropsychological abnormality. This is in accordance with the hypothesis that the cyst represents a dysontogenetic disorder with very slow growth, leaving functionally normal the cerebral structures shifted.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Militare di Firenze.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ballerini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maurri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Spagli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barontini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Rinvenimento occasionale in due soggetti di voluminose cisti aracnoidee.