Pachymeningeal involvement in POEMS syndrome: MRI and histopathological study

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-37

  Briani, Chiara ^a   Fedrigo, Marny ^a   Manara, Renzo ^a   Castellani, Chiara ^a   Zambello, Renato ^a   Citton, Valentina ^a   Campagnolo, Marta ^a   Dalla Torre, Chiara ^a   Lucchetta, Marta ^a   Orvieto, Enrico ^a   Rotilio, Antonino ^a   Marangoni, Sabrina ^b   Magi, Stefania ^c   Pareyson, Davide ^d   Florio, Igor ^e   Pegoraro, Elena ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a   Battistin, Leontino ^a,f   Adami, Fausto ^a   Angelini, Annalisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^e CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

^f IRCCS SAN CAMILLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ADULT; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN EDEMA; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENINGOTHELIAL CELL; MIGRAINE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PACHYMENINGITIS; POEMS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 84155168981     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2011-300047     Document Type: Article

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