Publication Cover
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
The peer-reviewed journal of Baylor Scott & White Health
Volume 37, 2024 - Issue 2
27
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Clinician’s Corner

Recurrent idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis with chronic headache and cranial nerve involvement

, MDORCID Icon, , MD, , MD, , MD & , MD
Pages 322-325 | Received 01 Oct 2023, Accepted 27 Nov 2023, Published online: 18 Jan 2024
 

Abstract

Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis is a rare, fibrosing inflammatory disease that causes localized or diffuse thickening of the dura mater in the brain and/or spinal cord. It may be cranial, spinal, and/or craniospinal pachymeningitis depending on the place of involvement. In our case, a 34-year-old woman presented with sixth cranial nerve involvement and headache and was diagnosed with idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis as a result of the exclusion of other causes and central nervous system imaging. Clinical and radiological follow-up occurred for 1 year, and treatment is presented.

Disclosure statement/Funding

The authors report no funding or conflicts of interest. The patient provided consent for this case report to be published.

Log in via your institution

Log in to Taylor & Francis Online

Issue Purchase

  • 30 days online access to complete issue
  • Article PDFs can be downloaded
  • Article PDFs can be printed
USD 37.00 Add to cart

PDF download + Online access

  • 48 hours access to article PDF & online version
  • Article PDF can be downloaded
  • Article PDF can be printed
USD 65.00 Add to cart

* Local tax will be added as applicable

Related Research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.