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Abnormal meningeal morphology

MedGen UID:
869332
•Concept ID:
C4023758
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the meninges
 
HPO: HP:0010651

Definition

An abnormality of the Meninges, including any abnormality of the Dura mater, the Arachnoid mater, and the Pia mater. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Endovascular Management of Intracranial Dural AVFs: Principles.
Bhatia KD, Lee H, Kortman H, Klostranec J, Guest W, Wälchli T, Radovanovic I, Krings T, Pereira VM
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2022 Feb;43(2):160-166. Epub 2021 Oct 21 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7304. PMID: 34674996Free PMC Article
Genetics, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of migraine.
Khan J, Asoom LIA, Sunni AA, Rafique N, Latif R, Saif SA, Almandil NB, Almohazey D, AbdulAzeez S, Borgio JF
Biomed Pharmacother 2021 Jul;139:111557. Epub 2021 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111557. PMID: 34243621
Diagnostic criteria for chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS).
Tobin WO, Guo Y, Krecke KN, Parisi JE, Lucchinetti CF, Pittock SJ, Mandrekar J, Dubey D, Debruyne J, Keegan BM
Brain 2017 Sep 1;140(9):2415-2425. doi: 10.1093/brain/awx200. PMID: 29050399

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Endovascular Management of Intracranial Dural AVFs: Principles.
Bhatia KD, Lee H, Kortman H, Klostranec J, Guest W, Wälchli T, Radovanovic I, Krings T, Pereira VM
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2022 Feb;43(2):160-166. Epub 2021 Oct 21 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7304. PMID: 34674996Free PMC Article
The fetal falx cerebelli.
Whitehead MT, Vezina G
Pediatr Radiol 2020 Jun;50(7):984-989. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.1007/s00247-020-04641-0. PMID: 32185447
The suboccipital ligament.
Alabaster K, Fred Bugg M, Splavski B, Boop FA, Arnautovic KI
J Neurosurg 2018 Jan;128(1):165-173. Epub 2017 Apr 14 doi: 10.3171/2016.10.JNS162161. PMID: 28409726
Surgical management of cerebral dural arteriovenous fistulae.
Rutkowski MJ, Jian B, Lawton MT
Handb Clin Neurol 2017;143:107-116. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63640-9.00010-2. PMID: 28552132
Coccygeal pits.
Weprin BE, Oakes WJ
Pediatrics 2000 May;105(5):E69. doi: 10.1542/peds.105.5.e69. PMID: 10799633

Diagnosis

The fetal falx cerebelli.
Whitehead MT, Vezina G
Pediatr Radiol 2020 Jun;50(7):984-989. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.1007/s00247-020-04641-0. PMID: 32185447
Sturge-Weber Syndrome: A Review.
Higueros E, Roe E, Granell E, Baselga E
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2017 Jun;108(5):407-417. Epub 2017 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2016.09.022. PMID: 28126187
Acalvaria.
Hawasli AH, Beaumont TL, Vogel TW, Woo AS, Leonard JR
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2014 Aug;14(2):200-2. Epub 2014 Jun 13 doi: 10.3171/2014.5.PEDS13688. PMID: 24926969
Imaging of meningitis and ventriculitis.
Mohan S, Jain KK, Arabi M, Shah GV
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2012 Nov;22(4):557-83. Epub 2012 Sep 4 doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2012.04.003. PMID: 23122257
Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis.
Kupersmith MJ, Martin V, Heller G, Shah A, Mitnick HJ
Neurology 2004 Mar 9;62(5):686-94. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000113748.53023.b7. PMID: 15007115

Therapy

Sturge-Weber Syndrome: A Review.
Higueros E, Roe E, Granell E, Baselga E
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2017 Jun;108(5):407-417. Epub 2017 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2016.09.022. PMID: 28126187
Neural tube defects--disorders of neurulation and related embryonic processes.
Copp AJ, Greene ND
Wiley Interdiscip Rev Dev Biol 2013 Mar-Apr;2(2):213-27. Epub 2012 May 29 doi: 10.1002/wdev.71. PMID: 24009034Free PMC Article
Management of leptomeningeal malignancy.
Pentheroudakis G, Pavlidis N
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2005 Jun;6(7):1115-25. doi: 10.1517/14656566.6.7.1115. PMID: 15957966
Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis.
Kupersmith MJ, Martin V, Heller G, Shah A, Mitnick HJ
Neurology 2004 Mar 9;62(5):686-94. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000113748.53023.b7. PMID: 15007115
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
Mokri B
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2001 Jun;5(3):284-91. doi: 10.1007/s11916-001-0045-7. PMID: 11309218

Prognosis

Dandy-Walker Malformation.
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Monteagudo A
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Dec;223(6):B38-B41. Epub 2020 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.184. PMID: 33168220
Epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and prognosis of cerebral dural arteriovenous fistulas.
Elhammady MS, Ambekar S, Heros RC
Handb Clin Neurol 2017;143:99-105. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63640-9.00009-6. PMID: 28552162
Sturge-Weber Syndrome: A Review.
Higueros E, Roe E, Granell E, Baselga E
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2017 Jun;108(5):407-417. Epub 2017 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2016.09.022. PMID: 28126187
Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis.
Kupersmith MJ, Martin V, Heller G, Shah A, Mitnick HJ
Neurology 2004 Mar 9;62(5):686-94. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000113748.53023.b7. PMID: 15007115
Meningioma.
Kujas M
Curr Opin Neurol 1993 Dec;6(6):882-7. doi: 10.1097/00019052-199312000-00009. PMID: 8293162

Clinical prediction guides

The clinical presentation and collateral pathway development of congenital absence of the internal carotid artery.
Zhang P, Wang Z, Yu FX, Lv H, Liu XH, Feng WH, Ma J, Yang ZH, Wang ZC
J Vasc Surg 2018 Oct;68(4):1054-1061. Epub 2018 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.01.043. PMID: 29789216
Spinal vascular malformations: treatment strategies and outcome.
Flores BC, Klinger DR, White JA, Batjer HH
Neurosurg Rev 2017 Jan;40(1):15-28. Epub 2016 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s10143-016-0713-z. PMID: 27075861
Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas.
Krings T, Geibprasert S
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2009 Apr;30(4):639-48. Epub 2009 Feb 12 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1485. PMID: 19213818Free PMC Article
Coccygeal pits.
Weprin BE, Oakes WJ
Pediatrics 2000 May;105(5):E69. doi: 10.1542/peds.105.5.e69. PMID: 10799633
Head injuries.
Yanko J
J Neurosurg Nurs 1984 Aug;16(4):173-80. doi: 10.1097/01376517-198408000-00001. PMID: 6565746

Recent systematic reviews

Impact of Brain MRI on the Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis and Treatment Decisions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ahn Y, Joo L, Suh CH, Kim S, Shim WH, Kim SJ, Lee SA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2022 Jun;218(6):958-968. Epub 2022 Jan 19 doi: 10.2214/AJR.21.26896. PMID: 35043667
Spontaneous Congenital Perilabyrinthine Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistulas.
Lovin BD, Appelbaum EN, Makoshi L, Whitehead WE, Sweeney AD
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2021 Dec;130(12):1360-1368. Epub 2021 Apr 9 doi: 10.1177/00034894211007242. PMID: 33834882
Diagnostic criteria for cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS).
Kuemmerle-Deschner JB, Ozen S, Tyrrell PN, Kone-Paut I, Goldbach-Mansky R, Lachmann H, Blank N, Hoffman HM, Weissbarth-Riedel E, Hugle B, Kallinich T, Gattorno M, Gul A, Ter Haar N, Oswald M, Dedeoglu F, Cantarini L, Benseler SM
Ann Rheum Dis 2017 Jun;76(6):942-947. Epub 2016 Oct 4 doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209686. PMID: 27707729
Clinical importance of the middle meningeal artery: A review of the literature.
Yu J, Guo Y, Xu B, Xu K
Int J Med Sci 2016;13(10):790-799. Epub 2016 Oct 17 doi: 10.7150/ijms.16489. PMID: 27766029Free PMC Article
Meningeal involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis is associated with localized disease.
Di Comite G, Bozzolo EP, Praderio L, Tresoldi M, Sabbadini MG
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2006 Mar-Apr;24(2 Suppl 41):S60-4. PMID: 16859598

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