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Arachnoid cyst, primary shunting

(A) CT scan showing a large hemispheric arachnoid cyst. There is also hydrocephalus. (B) CT scan, 2 years after placement of cysto-ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The cyst is collapsed, and there is no hydrocephalus. (Contributed by Dr. Sherman Stein.)