Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cranial Pachymeningitis Presenting with Lower Cranial Nerve Palsy Mimicking Meningioma
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
; : 79-81, 2006.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
We report a patient with idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis (IHCP) who presented with headache, tinnitus, hearing loss, dizziness and tongue atrophy. She initially was misdiagnosed as having an en plaque meningioma involving the posterior fossa and foramen magnum on the basis of brain MRI findings. A meningeal biopsy excluded meningioma and a diagnosis of IHCP was made. After immune modulating treatment, the patient's symptoms gradually improved. Our case shows IHCP should be included in the differential diagnosis of meningeal mass.
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Main subject:
Atrophy
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Tinnitus
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Tongue
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Biopsy
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Brain
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cranial Nerve Diseases
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Cranial Nerves
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Diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article