Arachnoiditis (Diffuse Proliferative Leptomeningitis)

Article1 May 1943ARACHNOIDITIS (DIFFUSE PROLIFERATIVE LEPTOMENINGITIS)ALEX BLUMSTEIN, M.D., A. B. BAKER, M.D.ALEX BLUMSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, A. B. BAKER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-18-5-809 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptChronic or subacute low-grade leptomeningitis, cystic and adhesive in nature, is a clinicopathologic condition known by a number of names in medical literature (arachnoiditis, serous meningitis, meningitis serosa circumscripta vel cystica, arachnoiditis adhesiva circumscripta and diffusa). For the sake of simplicity and because of widely accepted usage in this country, the term arachnoiditis is used in this title although it is obviously inaccurate.The cystic structures are not cysts in the true sense of the word. They are in reality collections of cerebrospinal fluid walled off by meningeal adhesions. The fluid within the cysts is often under great tension. The...Bibliography1. DEMEL R: Die Meningitis serosa circumscripta cerebralis unter den Bilde des Hirntumors und ein Beitrag zur ihrer Aetiologie, Arch. f. klin. Chir., 1932, cxxv, 561. Google Scholar2. HORRAX G: Generalized cisternal arachnoiditis simulating cerebellar tumor: its surgical treatment and end-results, Arch. Surg., 1924, ix, 95. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. LILLIE WI: Prechiasmal syndrome produced by chronic local arachnoiditis: report of three cases, Arch. Ophth., 1940, xxiv, 940-947. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. STOOKEY B: Adhesive spinal arachnoiditis simulating spinal cord tumor, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat., 1927, xvii, 151-178. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. ELKINGTON JS: Meningitis serosa circumscripta spinalis (spinal arachnoiditis), Brain, 1936, lix, 181-203. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. ELSBERG CA: Surgical diseases of the spinal cord, 1941, Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., New York. Google Scholar7. MAUSSKRÜGER TH: Ueber die unter dem Bilde der Meningitis serosa circumscripta verlaufenden Kriegsschädigungen des Rückenmarkes und ihre operative Behandlung, Deutsch. Ztschr. f. Nervenh., 1918, lxii, 1-116. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. SELINSKY H: Disseminated spinal arachnoiditis; its diagnosis and treatment with roentgen rays, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat., 1936, xxxv, 1262-1279. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. MACKAY RP: Chronic adhesive spinal arachnoiditis: a clinical and pathologic study, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1939, cxii, 802. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. BARKERFORD LFFR: Chronic arachnoiditis obliterating the spinal subarachnoid space, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cix, 785-786. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. SCHWARTZDEERY GAEM: A case of chronic adhesive spinal arachnoiditis, Am. Jr. Roentgenol., 1937, xxxviii, 887. Google Scholar12. ROBERTSON EG: Spinal arachnoiditis, Med. Jr. Australia, 1938, i, 1043-1047. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. POLANBAKER CGAB: Encephalo-myelo-radiculitis, Staff Meet. Bull. Hosp. of the Univ. of Minnesota, 1940, xii, 8. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Minneapolis, Minnesota*Received for publication February 14, 1942.From the Division of Nervous and Mental Diseases, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.†In the various types of encephalitis and in other diseases of the nervous system, leptomeningeal thickening is a not infrequent pathologic finding. In these instances, however, the leptomeningeal thickenings do not necessarily produce symptoms. Here we are concerned only with the type of arachnoiditis which causes symptoms. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe leptomeninges as a critical organ for normal CNS development and function: First patient and public involved systematic review of arachnoiditis (chronic meningitis)Intraspinal arachnoid cystsChronic Spinal Arachnoiditis in Childhood 1 May 1943Volume 18, Issue 5Page: 809-824KeywordsCerebrospinal fluidEncephalitisMeningitisNervous system ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1943 PDF downloadLoading ...