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Abnormal subarachnoid space morphology

MedGen UID:
868371
•Concept ID:
C4022765
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the subarachnoid space
 
HPO: HP:0012703

Definition

Abnormality in the space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Thoughts and Challenges for the Current Treatment of Optic Disc Pit Maculopathy.
Theodossiadis G, Theodossiadis P, Chatziralli I
Semin Ophthalmol 2020 May 18;35(4):232-236. Epub 2020 Aug 18 doi: 10.1080/08820538.2020.1809684. PMID: 32809892
The diagnosis and neuroendoscopic treatment of noncommunicating intracranial arachnoid cysts.
Huang Q, Wang D, Guo Y, Zhou X, Wang X, Li X
Surg Neurol 2007 Aug;68(2):149-54; discussion 154. doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2006.10.059. PMID: 17662345
Differential diagnosis of arachnoid cyst from subarachnoid space enlargement by phase-contrast cine MRI.
Yu Q, Kong X, Liu D
Chin Med J (Engl) 2003 Jan;116(1):116-20. doi: 10.3901/jme.2003.05.116. PMID: 12667402

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Optic Nerve Head Abnormalities in Nonpathologic High Myopia and the Relationship With Visual Field.
Jiang J, Song Y, Kong K, Wang P, Lin F, Gao X, Wang Z, Jin L, Chen M, Lam DSC, Weinreb RN, Jonas JB, Ohno-Matsui K, Chen S, Zhang X; Glaucoma Suspects with High Myopia Study Group
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2023 Sep-Oct 01;12(5):460-467. Epub 2023 Sep 22 doi: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000636. PMID: 37851563
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
Gordon N
Dev Med Child Neurol 2009 Dec;51(12):932-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03514.x. PMID: 19909307
Superficial siderosis.
Kumar N, Cohen-Gadol AA, Wright RA, Miller GM, Piepgras DG, Ahlskog JE
Neurology 2006 Apr 25;66(8):1144-52. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000208510.76323.5b. PMID: 16636229
Primary empty sella.
De Marinis L, Bonadonna S, Bianchi A, Maira G, Giustina A
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 Sep;90(9):5471-7. Epub 2005 Jun 21 doi: 10.1210/jc.2005-0288. PMID: 15972577
Ependyma-lined cysts.
Williams Z, Herrick MK, Tse V
Clin Neuropathol 2000 May-Jun;19(3):138-41. PMID: 14606587

Diagnosis

Optic Nerve Head Abnormalities in Nonpathologic High Myopia and the Relationship With Visual Field.
Jiang J, Song Y, Kong K, Wang P, Lin F, Gao X, Wang Z, Jin L, Chen M, Lam DSC, Weinreb RN, Jonas JB, Ohno-Matsui K, Chen S, Zhang X; Glaucoma Suspects with High Myopia Study Group
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2023 Sep-Oct 01;12(5):460-467. Epub 2023 Sep 22 doi: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000636. PMID: 37851563
CSF-Venous Fistula.
Roytman M, Salama G, Robbins MS, Chazen JL
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2021 Jan 21;25(1):5. doi: 10.1007/s11916-020-00921-4. PMID: 33475890
Lower cranial nerves.
Soldatos T, Batra K, Blitz AM, Chhabra A
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2014 Feb;24(1):35-47. Epub 2013 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2013.03.022. PMID: 24210311
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
Gordon N
Dev Med Child Neurol 2009 Dec;51(12):932-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03514.x. PMID: 19909307
Superficial siderosis.
Kumar N, Cohen-Gadol AA, Wright RA, Miller GM, Piepgras DG, Ahlskog JE
Neurology 2006 Apr 25;66(8):1144-52. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000208510.76323.5b. PMID: 16636229

Therapy

Fourth ventricle to spinal subarachnoid space stenting in pediatric patients with refractory syringomyelia: case series and systematic review.
Spennato P, Vitulli F, Tafuto R, Imperato A, Mirone G, Cinalli G
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Mar 11;46(1):67. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-01972-y. PMID: 36905420
Spinal nerve root sleeve cysticercosis: a case report and  review of the literature.
Tao B, Li T, Ji K, Shang A
J Med Case Rep 2023 Feb 22;17(1):80. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03733-9. PMID: 36814326Free PMC Article
Neuroangiostrongyliasis: The "Subarachnoid Phase" and Its Implications for Anthelminthic Therapy.
Prociv P, Turner M
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018 Feb;98(2):353-359. Epub 2017 Nov 30 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0206. PMID: 29210355Free PMC Article
The pathophysiology of lumbar puncture headache.
Levine DN, Rapalino O
J Neurol Sci 2001 Nov 15;192(1-2):1-8. doi: 10.1016/s0022-510x(01)00601-3. PMID: 11701146
Cerebrospinal fluid volume depletion and its emerging clinical/imaging syndromes.
Mokri B
Neurosurg Focus 2000 Jul 15;9(1):e6. doi: 10.3171/foc.2000.9.1.6. PMID: 16859267

Prognosis

Fine, Vascular Network Formation in Patients with Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation.
Shigematsu T, Bazil MJ, Fifi JT, Berenstein A
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2022 Oct;43(10):1481-1487. Epub 2022 Sep 22 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7649. PMID: 36137661Free PMC Article
Cerebrospinal fluid hydrodynamics in type I Chiari malformation.
Shaffer N, Martin B, Loth F
Neurol Res 2011 Apr;33(3):247-60. doi: 10.1179/016164111X12962202723805. PMID: 21513645
Primary empty sella.
De Marinis L, Bonadonna S, Bianchi A, Maira G, Giustina A
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 Sep;90(9):5471-7. Epub 2005 Jun 21 doi: 10.1210/jc.2005-0288. PMID: 15972577
Primary leptomeningeal lymphoma.
Matano S, Sakashita Y, Furusho H, Ohashi M, Terahata S, Kakuma K, Sugimoto T
J Neurooncol 2001 Mar;52(1):81-3. doi: 10.1023/a:1010628924066. PMID: 11451206
Apert's syndrome.
Hanieh A, David DJ
Childs Nerv Syst 1993 Aug;9(5):289-91. doi: 10.1007/BF00306277. PMID: 8252521

Clinical prediction guides

Optic Nerve Head Abnormalities in Nonpathologic High Myopia and the Relationship With Visual Field.
Jiang J, Song Y, Kong K, Wang P, Lin F, Gao X, Wang Z, Jin L, Chen M, Lam DSC, Weinreb RN, Jonas JB, Ohno-Matsui K, Chen S, Zhang X; Glaucoma Suspects with High Myopia Study Group
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2023 Sep-Oct 01;12(5):460-467. Epub 2023 Sep 22 doi: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000636. PMID: 37851563
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Autism Spectrum Disorders: clinical and neuroradiological phenotypes.
Pizzolorusso F, Paparella MT, Pizzolorusso I, Masino F, Guglielmi G
Acta Biomed 2023 Apr 24;94(2):e2023027. doi: 10.23750/abm.v94i2.13434. PMID: 37092643Free PMC Article
Fine, Vascular Network Formation in Patients with Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation.
Shigematsu T, Bazil MJ, Fifi JT, Berenstein A
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2022 Oct;43(10):1481-1487. Epub 2022 Sep 22 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7649. PMID: 36137661Free PMC Article
Periventricular gradient of T(1) tissue alterations in multiple sclerosis.
Vaneckova M, Piredda GF, Andelova M, Krasensky J, Uher T, Srpova B, Havrdova EK, Vodehnalova K, Horakova D, Hilbert T, Maréchal B, Fartaria MJ, Ravano V, Kober T
Neuroimage Clin 2022;34:103009. Epub 2022 Apr 16 doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103009. PMID: 35561554Free PMC Article
Primary empty sella.
De Marinis L, Bonadonna S, Bianchi A, Maira G, Giustina A
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 Sep;90(9):5471-7. Epub 2005 Jun 21 doi: 10.1210/jc.2005-0288. PMID: 15972577

Recent systematic reviews

Fourth ventricle to spinal subarachnoid space stenting in pediatric patients with refractory syringomyelia: case series and systematic review.
Spennato P, Vitulli F, Tafuto R, Imperato A, Mirone G, Cinalli G
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Mar 11;46(1):67. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-01972-y. PMID: 36905420
Extensive widening of Virchow-Robin spaces in the frontal lobe: two case reports and systematic review of the literature.
Demir MK, Ertem Ö, Kundak NE, Ay T, Kılıc T
Acta Neurol Belg 2023 Dec;123(6):2129-2138. Epub 2022 Oct 22 doi: 10.1007/s13760-022-02098-6. PMID: 36273113

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