Figure brain cysts

Brain cysts

1. Skull roof -
   Calvaria
2. Hard meninges (dura) -
   Cranial dura mater
3. Subdural gap -
   Subdural space
4. Cobweb skin of the brain -
   Arachnoid mater cranialis
5. Soft meninges (pia) -
   Pia mater cranialis
6. External cerebral water space -
   Subarachnoid space
7. Cerebrum = endbrain -
   Telencephalon
8. Head artery - Carolis
   Causes:
   Damage to brain tissue
   (poor blood circulation, clots,
   High blood pressure, calcifications
   in the vessels)
   A - arachnoid cysts
   in the cobweb skin
   (Arachnoid) -
   benign, usually with liquor
   (Brain fluid) filled
   B - cysticercosis
   (parasitic disease) -
   from infection with the
   Tapeworms Taenia saginata
   and Taenia solium raised
   Echinococcosis
   (parasitic disease) -
   most often from infection
   with the dog tapeworm and
   Causes fox tapeworm
   Therapy:
   A - only for complaints
   (e.g. when compressing the brain areas)
   B - surgical resection
   (surgical removal) of the cysts,
   chemotherapy

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