OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: We present a case similar to previously described cases
of idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis. However, our patient responded to …

Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis (IHCP) is a rare clinical entity, characterized
by a chronic inflammation causing thickening of the dura. Adequate therapeutic …

Hypertrophic pachymeningitis is extremely rare. It is a fibrosing inflammatory process which
involves the dura mater, including the tentorium. Numerous pathological entities produce …

Purpose: We report the treatment and follow-up, including MRI, of two patients with
idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis and review the English language literature, with …

Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis is a rare form of fibrosing chronic
inflammatory process of unknown etiology, which causes thickening of the intracranial dura …

Abstract A 55-YEAR-OLD WOMAN with a unique form of chronic hypertrophic
pachymeningitis involving the posterior fossa and upper cervical spine is reported. Unlike …

We evaluated 3 patients with biopsy-proven hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis
apparently unrelated to any systemic disease. Each patient had chronic headache, cranial …

Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis (IHPM) is a clinicopathological entity
characterized by thickening and fibrosis of the dura mater with resultant clinical symptoms. It …

Tumefactive fibroinflammatory lesions of the head and neck are rare. CNS involvement has
not been reported. We present a histologically proven case of a tumefactive …

A case of idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis with an unusual and misleading
manifestation is reported. Computed tomography scan, angiographic and magnetic …