Interhemispheric arachnoid cyst

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  • Mori et al. Classification
    • Parasagittal cyst
      • Unilateral
      • found in toddlers
      • infrequently associated with agenesis of the corpus callosum
      • not near the ventricles,
      • Do not usually present with hydrocephalus
      • best treatment is excision of the cyst along with its lining
    • Midline cyst
      • Complex
      • multiloculated cysts
      • discovered at birth
      • associated with agenesis of the corpus callosum.
      • Present with hydrocephalus.
      • Most frequent site of contiguity between the cyst and the ventricles is at the level of the roof of the third ventricle.
      • Fenestration of the cyst into the third ventricle is required.
      • Moreover, the septations have to be broken and made to communicate with the nearby cistern