Foreword -- Part I: General Information about Arachnoid Cysts -- 1. History and Etymology of Arachnoid Cysts -- 2. Gender Distribution and Lateralization of Arachnoid Cysts -- 3. Embryology of Arachnoid Mater -- 4. Histological Findings of Arachnoid Cysts -- 5. Pathophysiology of Arachnoid Cysts -- 6. Biochemistry of Arachnoid Cyst Fluid -- Part II: Epidemiology of Arachnoid Cysts -- Editor's Summary -- 7. Incidence of Arachnoid Cysts -- 8. Genetics of Arachnoid Cysts -- 9. Natural History of Arachnoid Cysts -- 10. Anatomic Locations of Arachnoid Cysts -- 11. Classification of Arachnoid Cysts -- 12. Arachnoid Cysts Complicated with Subdural and Intracystic Hemorrhage -- 13. Spontaneous Resolution of Arachnoid Cysts -- Part III: Neuroimaging -- 15. Intrauterine Detection of Arachnoid Cysts -- 16. Cisternography of Arachnoid Cysts -- 17. SPECT Imaging of Arachnoid Cysts -- Part IV: Clinical Presentations and Differential Diagnosis of Arachnoid Cysts -- 18. Symptomatology of Craniospinal Arachnoid Cysts -- 19.Arachnoid Cysts Associated with Hydrocephalus -- 20. Epilepsy and Arachnoid Cysts -- 21. Psychiatric Presentation of Arachnoid Cysts -- 22. Differential Diagnosis of Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts -- 23. Differential Diagnosis of Intraspinal Arachnoid Cysts -- Part V: Options in Operative Management of Arachnoid Cysts -- 24. Aspiration and Drainage of Arachnoid Cysts -- 25. Microsurgical Approach to Arachnoid Cysts -- 26. Shunt Placement for Arachnoid Cysts -- 27. Stereotactic Internal Diversion of Arachnoid Cysts -- 28. Endoscopic Approach to Arachnoid Cysts -- 29. Surgical Management of Spinal Arachnoid Cysts -- 30. Postoperative Complications Associated with Arachnoid Cysts -- Part VI: Outcome and Prognosis of Arachnoid Cysts -- 31. Recurrence of Arachnoid Cysts -- 32. Follow-up of Arachnoid Cysts (Brain Plasticity Following Surgery for Arachnoid Cysts) -- 33. Future Management of Arachnoid Cysts -- 34. Medicolegal Aspects of Arachnoid Cysts -- Conclusion -- Index.