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Follow-Up of Arachnoid Cysts: Brain Plasticity Following Surgery for Arachnoid Cysts

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Imaging for arachnoid cysts (ACs) after surgery focuses on assessing for changes in cyst volume. Changes in volume are traditionally considered a marker of surgical success. This chapter provides an overview of relevant literature demonstrating that cysto-peritoneal shunting may provide a greater degree of cyst volume reduction than fenestration. However, multiple studies have demonstrated poor correlation between volume change and symptom improvement. The chapter will also discuss the timing of volume change post-operatively in cases of symptomatic ACs.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Türkiye

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Hall, S., Gaastra, B., Tsitouras, V. (2023). Follow-Up of Arachnoid Cysts: Brain Plasticity Following Surgery for Arachnoid Cysts. In: Turgut, M., Akhaddar, A., Turgut, A.T., Hall, W.A. (eds) Arachnoid Cysts. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22701-1_32

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