Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cranial Pachymeningitis Presenting as Recurrent Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies: Case Report and Review of Literature
Recurrent ophthalmoplegia poses a diagnostic challenge. A less commonly reported etiology is Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis (IHCP), characterized by thickening of the dura mater and widespread CNS dysfunction depending of the location. The diagnosis is one of exclusion. Patients hav...
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| author | V Sachdeva N Gupta V Mittal A Chandrasekharan R Kekunnaya T Suresh |
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| description | Recurrent ophthalmoplegia poses a diagnostic challenge. A less commonly reported etiology is Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis (IHCP), characterized by thickening of the dura mater and widespread CNS dysfunction depending of the location. The diagnosis is one of exclusion. Patients have a recurrent course and need immunosuppression. The authors’ report here in diagnostic and management dilemma in a patient with IHCP |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0f9185ff53834cf6a0e1ba16eeec897a2025-08-20T03:11:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842015-01-0125317918210.7869/djo.103Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cranial Pachymeningitis Presenting as Recurrent Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies: Case Report and Review of LiteratureV SachdevaN GuptaV MittalA ChandrasekharanR KekunnayaT SureshRecurrent ophthalmoplegia poses a diagnostic challenge. A less commonly reported etiology is Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis (IHCP), characterized by thickening of the dura mater and widespread CNS dysfunction depending of the location. The diagnosis is one of exclusion. Patients have a recurrent course and need immunosuppression. The authors’ report here in diagnostic and management dilemma in a patient with IHCPhttps://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.103ophthalmoplegiaidiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitisihcp |
| spellingShingle | V Sachdeva N Gupta V Mittal A Chandrasekharan R Kekunnaya T Suresh Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cranial Pachymeningitis Presenting as Recurrent Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies: Case Report and Review of Literature Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology ophthalmoplegia idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis ihcp |
| title | Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cranial Pachymeningitis Presenting as Recurrent Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_full | Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cranial Pachymeningitis Presenting as Recurrent Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_fullStr | Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cranial Pachymeningitis Presenting as Recurrent Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cranial Pachymeningitis Presenting as Recurrent Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_short | Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cranial Pachymeningitis Presenting as Recurrent Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies: Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_sort | idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis presenting as recurrent multiple cranial nerve palsies case report and review of literature |
| topic | ophthalmoplegia idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis ihcp |
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