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  • Title: [Pachymeningitis associated with probable Horton's disease: a case report].
    Author: Ait Benhaddou E, Zinebi A, Elhassani M, Raissouni L, Elhassani MR, Benomar A, Yahyaoui M.
    Journal: Rev Neurol (Paris); 2010 Feb; 166(2):253-6. PubMed ID: 19497602.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: Horton's disease is the most common vasculitis of elder people. Several neurological complications are reported, but pachymeningitis is exceptional. OBSERVATION: A 71-year-old patient who presented headache, hyperesthesia of the scalp, weight loss with a biological inflammatory syndrome and meningeal thickening on MRI. The diagnosis of pachymeningitis related to Horton's disease was retained. The patient was treated by corticosteroids with a good clinical, biological and radiological course after 22 months. CONCLUSION: Horton's disease is a potential diagnosis in elderly persons with pachymeningitis and inflammatory syndrome.
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