Re: seeking help with Arachnoid Cyst

Dear Cathy,
Given your above presentation, I would have immediate surgery. It simply is not worth risking your sight or your life over whether surgery is unnatural.

That said, I know almost nothing about your case. Arachnoid Cysts are fairly rare and poorly understood. I am attaching two abstracts, one showing that arachnoid cysts can occur without symptoms in almost 2% of a healthy study group and the second documenting five cases of arachnoid cysts resolving without surgery. Neither one may be applicable in your case and personally I'd spend my time researching the best surgical options.

If you still choose to not go surgical, the first thing to try would be high dose homeopathics (non-toxic) with an expectation of 2-4 hour improvement.

I hope this is helpful.

Christopher Maloney, Naturopathic Doctor
Augusta, Maine www.maloneymedical.com.
Informational only, I cannot treat or diagnose via the web.
I can give you research, and research is available on my site.
I have no affiliation with Naturopathic Medicine Network, I just post because someone needs to.


Neurosurgery. 1995 May;36(5):938-41; discussion 941-2. Related Articles, Links

Disappearance of arachnoid cysts after head injury.

Mori T, Fujimoto M, Sakae K, Sakakibara T, Shin H, Yamaki T, Ueda S.

Department of Neurosurgery, Saiseikai Shigaken Hospital, Shiga, Japan.

The mechanism of the disappearance of arachnoid cysts is not fully understood. This article discusses the spontaneous disappearance of these cysts after head injury. Five patients underwent computed tomography and were diagnosed as having a subdural hematoma or effusion associated with arachnoid cysts. In four of the five patients, the cyst decreased in size or disappeared. These cases suggest a possible mechanism by which this type of cyst associated with subdural hematoma or effusion might disappear. For the arachnoid cyst to disappear, the rupture of the cyst wall appears to be essential, and after rupture, subdural effusion must develop around the cyst. As this effusion is absorbed, the fluid in the cyst drains away, after which the cyst becomes smaller and gradually disappears. This hypothesis supports the possibility of a "natural cure" for arachnoid cysts without surgical intervention.

Publication Types:

* Case Reports


PMID: 7791985 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
J Neurol Sci. 2006 Jan 15;240(1-2):81-4. Epub 2005 Oct 26. Related Articles, Links
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Incidental findings in magnetic resonance imaging of the brains of healthy young men.

Weber F, Knopf H.

Department of Neurology of the German Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, PO Box 1264 KFL, D-82242 Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To determine the frequency of serious intracranial abnormalities in a healthy young male population. METHODS: Cranial MRI of 2 536 healthy young males, mean age 20.5 years, all applicants for military flying duties in the German Air Force. RESULTS: The authors report a variety of morphological abnormalities in the brains of a large population of healthy young males, providing data on disease prevalence. Arachnoid cysts were found in 1.7% (95% CI 1.2 to 2.3%), vascular abnormalities in 0.51% (95% CI 0.29 to 0.9%), and intracranial tumors in 0.47% (95% CI 0.26 to 0.85%) of the applicants. No cerebral aneurysms were found. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of primary brain tumors seems to be higher, whereas the prevalence of intracranial aneurysms is lower than expected. Only a small percentage of the detected abnormalities require urgent medical attention.

PMID: 16256141 [PubMed - in process]

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