title: Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis masquerading as Tolosa-Hunt syndrome.
abstract: Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis is a rare condition. A case of idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis presenting as Tolosa-Hunt syndrome is being reported. The importance of neuroimaging in patients with suspected Tolosa-Hunt syndrome is discussed. Tolosa-Hunt syndrome might represent a focal manifestation of Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis. Future studies are necessary to further clarify the relationship between these two conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, India. prasan86@eth.net
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muthukumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senthilbabu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Usharani
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020333:Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020432:Trochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone