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Meningeal Disorders

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Meningeal disorders of the spine form a heterogenous group of diseases, affecting the spinal cord and its nerve roots through their intimate contact. Meningeal disease can, at times, present with back pain only. However, neurological symptoms are the more common manifestation leading to diagnosis, be it through compression of the spinal cord or of the spinal nerves. MRI is the imaging modality of choice when meningeal disease of the spine is suspected. Wherever possible, imaging studies should precede diagnostic lumbar puncture, because contrast enhancement of the dural sac can occur subsequent to lumbar puncture. If imaging is performed after lumbar puncture, it may be impossible to distinguish between enhancement through meningeal disease and transient changes subsequent to opening of the dural space.

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  1. Institute of Neuroradiology, Goethe-University, Schleusenweg 2-16, D-60528, Frankfurt, Germany

    Marlies Wagner

  2. Brain Imaging Center (BIC), Department of Neurology, Goethe-University, Schleusenweg 2-16, D-60528, Frankfurt, Germany

    Johannes C. Klein

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  1. Institute for Neuroradiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

    Elke Hattingen

  2. Department of Neurology, Sankt Katharinen Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany

    Stefan Weidauer

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

    Matthias Setzer

  4. Brain Imaging Center (BIC), Department of Neurology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

    Johannes C. Klein

  5. H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA

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Wagner, M., Klein, J.C. (2015). Meningeal Disorders. In: Hattingen, E., Weidauer, S., Setzer, M., Klein, J., Vrionis, F. (eds) Diseases of the Spinal Cord. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54209-1_13

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