| Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cranial Pachymeningitis Masquerading as Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome |
| Dong Hee Kim1, Yun Su Hwang2, Hak Seung Lee2,3, and Hyun Young Park2,3 |
1Department of Neurology, Wonkwang University Sanbon Medical Center, Gunpo, Korea
2Department of Neurology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea
3Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science and Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Iksan, Korea |
| Corresponding Author:
Hyun Young Park ,Tel: +82-63-859-1410, Fax: +82-63-842-7379, Email: hypppark@hanmail.net |
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Received December 11, 2015 Accepted May 17, 2016 |
| Copyright © 2016 The Korean Society of Clinical Neurophysiology |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis (ICHP) is diffuse inflammatory process of the dura mater. ICHP can produce similar presentation with Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) if it involves cavernous sinus. A-29-year old male with persistent headache and no definite neurologic dysfunction was noted. Two weeks later, he complained of ophthalmoplegia, and his symptoms were thought to be manifestations of THS. Brain magnetic resonance images revealed diffuse thickened, enhanced pachymeninges in left tentorium. The patient was diagnosed with IHCP. We report a IHCP patient who showed very similar presentation as THS. |
| Key words:
Pachymeningitis, Tolosa-Hunt syndrome, Ophthalmoplegia |
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