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. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Intracranial arachnoid cysts is available below.
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Intracranial arachnoid cysts is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Intracranial arachnoid cysts, or a subtype of Intracranial arachnoid cysts,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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