Pachymeningoencephalitis: case report

Hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis is uncommon. We report the first case of pachymeningitis extending to the cerebral parenchyma (pachymeningoencephalitis) and involving the bone and extracranial soft tissue. The clinical features and pathogenesis are discussed.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurosurgery 1993-07, Vol.33 (1), p.131-134
Hauptverfasser:	Kadoya, C, Soejima, T, Yamada, H, Yokota, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Chronic Disease Combined Modality Therapy Cranial Nerve Diseases - etiology Diagnosis, Differential Dura Mater - pathology Humans Hypertrophy Inflammation Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis - etiology Male Meningoencephalitis - complications Meningoencephalitis - diagnosis Meningoencephalitis - drug therapy Meningoencephalitis - surgery Methylprednisolone - therapeutic use Pseudotumor Cerebri - complications Pseudotumor Cerebri - diagnosis Pseudotumor Cerebri - drug therapy Pseudotumor Cerebri - surgery Sinusitis - complications Sphenoid Bone - pathology Temporal Bone - pathology Temporal Lobe - pathology Temporal Lobe - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis is uncommon. We report the first case of pachymeningitis extending to the cerebral parenchyma (pachymeningoencephalitis) and involving the bone and extracranial soft tissue. The clinical features and pathogenesis are discussed.
ISSN:	0148-396X
DOI:	10.1227/00006123-199307000-00021