Patients with<unk> s may never show symptoms, even in some cases where the cyst is large. Therefore, while the presence of symptoms may provoke further clinical investigation, symptoms independent of further data cannot—and should not—be interpreted as evidence of a cyst's existence, size, location, or potential functional impact on the patient. Symptoms vary by the size and location of the cyst(s), though small cysts usually have no symptoms and are discovered only incidentally. On the other hand, a number of symptoms may result from large cysts: * Cranial deformation or macrocephaly (enlargement of the head), particularly in children * Cysts in the suprasellar region in children have presented as bobbing and nodding of the head called bobble-head doll syndrome. * Cysts in the left middle cranial fossa have been associated with ADHD in a study on affected children. * Headaches. A patient experiencing a headache does not necessarily have an<unk> . * In a 2002 study involving 78 patients with a migraine or tension-type headache, CT scans showed abnormalities in over a third of the patients, though<unk> s only accounted for 2.6% of patients in this study. * A study found 18% of patients with intracranial<unk> s had non-specific headaches. The cyst was in the temporal location in 75% of these cases. * Seizures * Hydrocephalus (excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid) * Increased intracranial pressure * Developmental delay * Behavioral changes * Nausea * Dysdiadokinesis * Hemiparesis (weakness or paralysis on one side of the body) * Ataxia (lack of muscle control) * Musical hallucination * Pre-senile dementia, a condition often associated with Alzheimer's disease * In elderly patients (>80 years old) symptoms were similar to chronic subdural hematoma or normal pressure hydrocephalus: * Dementia * Urinary incontinence * Hemiparesis * Headache * Seizures Location-specific symptoms * A supratentorial<unk>  can mimic a Ménière's disease attack. * Frontal<unk> s have been associated with depression. * Cysts on the left temporal lobe have been associated with psychosis. A left fronto-temporal cyst showed symptoms of alexithymia. * Cyst on the right sylvian fissure resulted in new onset of schizophrenia-like symptoms at age 61. * A patient with a cyst on the left middle cranial fossa had auditory hallucinations, migraine-like headaches, and periodic paranoia * Patients with left temporal lobe cysts had mood disturbances similar to manic depression (bipolar disorder) and were known to show outward aggression
Arachnoid cyst
Subdural hygroma
Labyrinthine fistula
Frontal horn cyst
Cystic hygroma
Choroid plexus papilloma
Choroidal fissure cyst
Hemicrania continua