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Arachnoid cyst historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Arachnoid cysts were first described by Richard Bright in 1831.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
- Arachnoid cysts were first described by Richard Bright in 1831, who called it “serous cyst in the arachnoid” during an autopsy.
- It has been mistakenly thought that it was due to a temporal lobe agenesis during the 1950s.
- Lewis in 1962 wrote a review article first hypothesizing about the causes of arachnoid cysts.
- The condition was only further investigated with the development of the CT scans.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Wester, Knut. “Arachnoid Cysts—Historical Perspectives and Controversial Aspects.” Arachnoid Cysts. Academic Press, 2018. 3-16.
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