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Acute or chronic inflammation of the arachnoid membrane of the meninges most often involving the spinal cord or base of the brain. This term generally refers to a persistent inflammatory process characterized by thickening of the ARACHNOID membrane and dural adhesions. Associated conditions include prior surgery, infections, trauma, SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, and chemical irritation. Clinical features vary with the site of inflammation, but include cranial neuropathies, radiculopathies, and myelopathies. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch48, p25)
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- Arachnoid Membrane Inflammation
- Inflammation, Arachnoid Membrane
- Arachnoid Membrane Inflammations
- Arachnoiditides
- Inflammations, Arachnoid Membrane
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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1967
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- Brain Diseases (1966)
- Meningitis (1966)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Arachnoiditis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001100. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001100
- Arachnoiditis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnoiditis
- Arachnoiditis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2669284