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2020 Dec 28


Children (Basel)


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Idiopathic Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis: Does Earlier Treatment Improve Outcome?

Authors

Rizzo E, Ritchie A E, Shivamurthy V, Siddiqui A, Lim M
Children (Basel). 2020 Dec 28; 8(1).
PMID: 33379172.

Abstract

Background/goal: Hypertrophic pachymeningitis is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by marked fibrous thickening of the cerebral and/or spinal dura mater. This condition has largely been reported in adults, but there are very few reports in children.