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Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis as a rare cause of status epilepticus

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  1. Department of Neurosciences DNS, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy

    Monica Margoni

  2. Padova Neuroscience Center (PNC), Padua, Italy

    Monica Margoni

  3. Department of Histopathology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy

    Mattia Barbareschi

  4. Department of Radiology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy

    Umberto Rozzanigo

  5. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy

    Silvio Sarubbo & Franco Chioffi

  6. Structural and Functional Connectivity Lab, Division of Neurosurgery, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy

    Silvio Sarubbo & Franco Chioffi

  7. Division of Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy

    Raffaella Tanel

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Margoni, M., Barbareschi, M., Rozzanigo, U. et al. Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis as a rare cause of status epilepticus. Neurol Sci 40, 2193–2195 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-03954-9

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