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. 1985 Sep;48(9):942–944. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.48.9.942

Pachymeningitis cranialis hypertrophica.

A P Moore, E B Rolfe, E L Jones
PMCID: PMC1028501  PMID: 4045489

Abstract

A case of pachymeningitis cranialis hypertrophica is described and the CT appearances are presented. The likely cause was syphilis, though sarcoidosis and tuberculosis were not completely excluded.

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