title: IgG4-related disease and other causes of inflammatory meningeal disease.
abstract: Immunoglobulin-4 (IgG4-) related disease is a newly described treatable condition that has recently expanded the differential diagnosis of inflammatory meningeal disorders. This review will discuss the main clinical and pathophysiological features of IgG4-related meningeal disease in the context of meningeal inflammatory disorders in general. Particular attention will be dedicated to the differential diagnosis and the different therapeutic approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carruthers
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Mollie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carruthers
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Clinical Immunology, IRCCS-San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Emanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Della-Torre
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007249:Inflammation; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G