Cervical myelopathy caused by IgG4-related hypertrophic spinal pachymeningitis: Case report and a descriptive review of the literature

Introduction: IgG4-related disease is an immune-mediated condition characterized by tissue infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells. Involvement of the spinal meninges results in hypertrophic spinal pachymeningitis (HSP), causing spinal cord and nerve root compression. Research question and case d...

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Published in:	Brain and Spine
Main Authors:	Ahmet Parlak, Christian-Andreas Mueller, Kay W. Nolte, Tobias P. Schmidt, Ulf Bertram, Hans Clusmann, Christian Blume
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-01-01
Subjects:	Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) Immunoglobulin G4-related hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IgG4-RHP) Hypertrophic spinal pachymeningitis Myelopathy
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772529424005812