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Abnormal spinal meningeal morphology

MedGen UID:
869487
•Concept ID:
C4023914
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the spinal meninges
 
HPO: HP:0010303

Definition

Any abnormality of the spinal meninges, the system of membranes (dura mater, the arachnoid mater, and the pia mater) which envelops the spinal cord. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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
Endovascular management of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas.
Patsalides A, Santillan A, Knopman J, Tsiouris AJ, Riina HA, Gobin YP
J Neurointerv Surg 2011 Mar;3(1):80-4. Epub 2010 Sep 29 doi: 10.1136/jnis.2010.003178. PMID: 21990796
The surgical management of spinal dural vascular malformations.
Watson JC, Oldfield EH
Neurosurg Clin N Am 1999 Jan;10(1):73-87. PMID: 9855650

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
Imaging of dural arteriovenous fistula.
Morris JM
Radiol Clin North Am 2012 Jul;50(4):823-39. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2012.04.011. PMID: 22643397
Extrarenal manifestations of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Pirson Y
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2010 Mar;17(2):173-80. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2010.01.003. PMID: 20219620
Cerebral dural arteriovenous fistulas: clinical and angiographic correlation with a revised classification of venous drainage.
Cognard C, Gobin YP, Pierot L, Bailly AL, Houdart E, Casasco A, Chiras J, Merland JJ
Radiology 1995 Mar;194(3):671-80. doi: 10.1148/radiology.194.3.7862961. PMID: 7862961
Dermoids and dermal sinus tracts of the spine.
Kanev PM, Park TS
Neurosurg Clin N Am 1995 Apr;6(2):359-66. PMID: 7620359

Diagnosis

Imaging of dural arteriovenous fistula.
Morris JM
Radiol Clin North Am 2012 Jul;50(4):823-39. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2012.04.011. PMID: 22643397
Arachnoiditis ossificans.
Singh H, Meyer SA, Jannapureddy MR, Weiss N
World Neurosurg 2011 Nov;76(5):478.e12-4. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2010.12.001. PMID: 22152583
Endovascular management of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas.
Patsalides A, Santillan A, Knopman J, Tsiouris AJ, Riina HA, Gobin YP
J Neurointerv Surg 2011 Mar;3(1):80-4. Epub 2010 Sep 29 doi: 10.1136/jnis.2010.003178. PMID: 21990796
Extradural causes of myelopathy.
Rothman MI, Zoarski GH, Akhtar N
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 1994 Jun;15(3):226-49. doi: 10.1016/s0887-2171(05)80073-3. PMID: 8060674
Clinical neurology.
Boshes B, Brumlik J, Blonsky ER
Prog Neurol Psychiatry 1968;23:155-97. PMID: 4890078

Therapy

CNS Masson Tumors: Frequent Association With Therapeutic Radiation.
Mann P, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK
Am J Surg Pathol 2016 Jan;40(1):81-93. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000000539. PMID: 26492183
Intraspinous postlaminectomy pseudomeningocele.
Paolini S, Ciappetta P, Piattella MC
Eur Spine J 2003 Jun;12(3):325-7. Epub 2002 Nov 28 doi: 10.1007/s00586-002-0482-y. PMID: 12800007Free PMC Article
Review of spinal pseudomeningoceles and cerebrospinal fluid fistulas.
Hawk MW, Kim KD
Neurosurg Focus 2000 Jul 15;9(1):e5. doi: 10.3171/foc.2000.9.1.5. PMID: 16859266
Syphilitic meningomyelitis.
Strom T, Schneck SA
Neurology 1991 Feb;41(2 ( Pt 1)):325-6. doi: 10.1212/wnl.41.2_part_1.325. PMID: 1812840
Primary epiduritis.
Gonzalez-Scarano F, Rorke LB
Hum Pathol 1981 Jul;12(7):673-5. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(81)80057-3. PMID: 6792049

Prognosis

Diagnosis and classification of central nervous system vasculitis.
Hajj-Ali RA, Calabrese LH
J Autoimmun 2014 Feb-Mar;48-49:149-52. Epub 2014 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2014.01.007. PMID: 24491822
Cerebral dural arteriovenous fistulas: clinical and angiographic correlation with a revised classification of venous drainage.
Cognard C, Gobin YP, Pierot L, Bailly AL, Houdart E, Casasco A, Chiras J, Merland JJ
Radiology 1995 Mar;194(3):671-80. doi: 10.1148/radiology.194.3.7862961. PMID: 7862961
Dermoids and dermal sinus tracts of the spine.
Kanev PM, Park TS
Neurosurg Clin N Am 1995 Apr;6(2):359-66. PMID: 7620359
Subarachnoid hemorrhage without detectable aneurysm. A review of the causes.
Rinkel GJ, van Gijn J, Wijdicks EF
Stroke 1993 Sep;24(9):1403-9. doi: 10.1161/01.str.24.9.1403. PMID: 8362440
Syphilitic meningomyelitis.
Strom T, Schneck SA
Neurology 1991 Feb;41(2 ( Pt 1)):325-6. doi: 10.1212/wnl.41.2_part_1.325. PMID: 1812840

Clinical prediction guides

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
Symptomatic foraminal extradural meningeal cyst.
Durmaz R, Oztürk Z, Delen E, Ciftçi E, Atasoy MA
Turk Neurosurg 2009 Jan;19(1):91-5. PMID: 19263362
Schistosoma mansoni myelopathy: clinical and pathologic findings.
Carod Artal FJ, Vargas AP, Horan TA, Marinho PB, Coelho Costa PH
Neurology 2004 Jul 27;63(2):388-91. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000130190.67613.be. PMID: 15277648
Review of spinal pseudomeningoceles and cerebrospinal fluid fistulas.
Hawk MW, Kim KD
Neurosurg Focus 2000 Jul 15;9(1):e5. doi: 10.3171/foc.2000.9.1.5. PMID: 16859266
Extradural causes of myelopathy.
Rothman MI, Zoarski GH, Akhtar N
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 1994 Jun;15(3):226-49. doi: 10.1016/s0887-2171(05)80073-3. PMID: 8060674

Recent systematic reviews

Clinical and neuroimaging phenotypes of autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hagbohm C, Ouellette R, Flanagan EP, Jonsson DI, Piehl F, Banwell B, Wickström R, Iacobaeus E, Granberg T, Ineichen BV
Eur J Neurol 2024 Jul;31(7):e16284. Epub 2024 Mar 20 doi: 10.1111/ene.16284. PMID: 38506182Free PMC Article
Fourth ventricle to spinal subarachnoid space stenting in pediatric patients with refractory syringomyelia: case series and systematic review.
Spennato P, Vitulli F, Tafuto R, Imperato A, Mirone G, Cinalli G
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Mar 11;46(1):67. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-01972-y. PMID: 36905420
Spinal epidural capillary hemangioma: A systematic literature review and an illustrative case.
Benevello C, Laaidi A, Peeters S, Moiraghi A, Tauziede-Espariat A, Oppenheim C, Pallud J
Neurochirurgie 2022 Dec;68(6):697-701. Epub 2022 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2022.03.004. PMID: 35477014
Infections of the spinal subdural space in children: a series of 11 contemporary cases and review of all published reports. A multinational collaborative effort.
Sandler AL, Thompson D, Goodrich JT, van Aalst J, Kolatch E, El Khashab M, Nejat F, Cornips E, Mohindra S, Gupta R, Yassari R, Daniels LB 3rd, Biswas A, Abbott R
Childs Nerv Syst 2013 Jan;29(1):105-17. Epub 2012 Sep 30 doi: 10.1007/s00381-012-1916-4. PMID: 23053357
Comparative analysis of spinal extradural arteriovenous fistulas with or without intradural venous drainage: a systematic literature review.
Takai K, Taniguchi M
Neurosurg Focus 2012 May;32(5):E8. doi: 10.3171/2012.2.FOCUS1216. PMID: 22537134

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