Hi there njc1 and welcome to NeuroTalk.
Jackie66 has given you a nice and easy explanation, but if you'd like something more, try posting your question in our Hydrocephalus Forum.
We do have other members with Arachnoid Cysts, and it seems that most post their questions here:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum14.html
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