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Inflamação das paquimeninges resultando em espessamento localizado ou difuso da dura-máter causado por infecção crônica, como tuberculose. A dura-máter craniana e/ou espinal pode ser afetada. As características neurológicas incluem cefaleia, distúrbio visual, paralisia dos nervos cranianos, ataxia e, com envolvimento medular, fraqueza dos membros, déficit sensitivo e distúrbios esfincterianos. O diagnóstico pode ser auxiliado por neuroimagem, análise do líquido cefalorraquiano e biópsia dural. | |||
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Inflammation of the pachymeninges resulting in localised or diffuse thickening of the dura mater caused by chronic infection such as tuberculosis. The cranial and/or the spinal dura may be affected. Neurological features include headache, visual disturbance, cranial nerve palsies, ataxia and, with spinal involvement, limb weakness, sensory impairment and sphincter disturbances. Diagnosis may be aided by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis and dural biopsy. | |||
Revision as of 07:39, 13 August 2026
Inflammation of the pachymeninges resulting in localised or diffuse thickening of the dura mater caused by chronic infection such as tuberculosis. The cranial and/or the spinal dura may be affected. Neurological features include headache, visual disturbance, cranial nerve palsies, ataxia and, with spinal involvement, limb weakness, sensory impairment and sphincter disturbances. Diagnosis may be aided by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis and dural biopsy.
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| English | Pachymeningitis due to infection |
Inflammation of the pachymeninges resulting in localised or diffuse thickening of the dura mater caused by chronic infection such as tuberculosis. The cranial and/or the spinal dura may be affected. Neurological features include headache, visual disturbance, cranial nerve palsies, ataxia and, with spinal involvement, limb weakness, sensory impairment and sphincter disturbances. Diagnosis may be aided by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis and dural biopsy. |
