Skip to main

Medical Subject Headings (thesaurus)

Search from vocabulary

Concept information

Término preferido

Arachnoiditis  

Notice: Undefined index: in /var/www/html/model/Concept.php on line 545

Tipo

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definición

  • Acute or chronic inflammation of the arachnoid membrane of the meninges most often involving the spinal cord or base of the brain. This term generally refers to a persistent inflammatory process characterized by thickening of the ARACHNOID membrane and dural adhesions. Associated conditions include prior surgery, infections, trauma, SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, and chemical irritation. Clinical features vary with the site of inflammation, but include cranial neuropathies, radiculopathies, and myelopathies. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch48, p25)

Concepto genérico

Etiquetas alternativas

  • Arachnoid Membrane Inflammation
  • Inflammation, Arachnoid Membrane

En otras lenguas

  • francés

  • Inflammation de l'arachnoïde
  • Inflammation de la membrane arachnoïdienne

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RZGKT9RG-F

Descargue este concepto:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Creado 1/1/99, última modificación 30/6/21