HYPERTROPHIC CRANIAL PACHYMENINGITIS CAUSING PROGRESSIVE UNILATERAL BLINDNESS - MR FINDINGS

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作者
SHINTANI, S
SHIIGAI, T
TSURUOKA, S
机构
[1] TORIDE KYODO GEN HOSP,DEPT INTERNAL MED,TORIDE,IBARAKI 302,JAPAN
[2] TORIDE KYODO GEN HOSP,DEPT NEUROSURG,TORIDE,IBARAKI 302,JAPAN
关键词
PACHYMENINGITIS; OPTIC NERVE; BLINDNESS;
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10.1016/0303-8467(93)90095-X
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
A case of hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis is described and the MR appearance presented. A gadopentetate-dimeglumine-enhanced MR scan enhanced markedly suggesting thickening and inflammation of dura and falx cerebri. The patient, a 72-year-old elderly man, had surprisingly little clinical abnormality. His only neurological manifestation was progressive unilateral blindness. The exact cause of his pachymeningitis was unknown, though neither rheumatoid arthritis nor other collagen disease was completely excluded.
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