Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cranial Pachymeningitis with Perifocal Brain Edema: Case Report

A 51-year-old female presented with an extremely rare case of idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis manifesting as markedly thickened frontotemporal meninges with expanding perifocal edema. Magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium revealed enhancement of the thickened dura mater protrudi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurologia medico-chirurgica 2000, Vol.40(4), pp.239-243
Hauptverfasser:	NAKAZAKI, Hiromichi, TANAKA, Toshihide, ISOSHIMA, Akira, HIDA, Toshiro, NAKAJIMA, Masato, ABE, Toshiaki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Inflammatory Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use Biopsy Brain Edema - etiology Craniotomy Dura Mater - immunology Dura Mater - pathology edema Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Meningitis - complications Meningitis - drug therapy Meningitis - pathology Meningitis - surgery Middle Aged pachymeningitis Prednisolone - administration & dosage Prednisolone - therapeutic use steroid therapy Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome
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