title: Arachnoid cysts: a critical review of 41 cases.
abstract: Forty one cases of arachnoid cyst are reviewed that were treated at the Adelaide Children's Hospital and the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The pathogenesis of the cysts is discussed as well as the method of treatment. Certain aspects of this condition are still unsolved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Adelaide Children's Hospital, South Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanieh
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: North
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001099:Arachnoid; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed