Migratory leptomeningeal inflammation with relapsing polychondritis

Neurology. 1998 Aug;51(2):614-7. doi: 10.1212/wnl.51.2.614.

Abstract

We report a case of relapsing polychondritis with focal sensorimotor seizures, aseptic meningitis, and migratory leptomeningeal enhancement on contrast MRI. These abnormalities on imaging studies correlated accurately with laterality of the patient's seizures, facilitating early aggressive management of his neurologic symptoms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Epilepsies, Partial / complications
  • Epilepsies, Partial / diagnosis*
  • Functional Laterality
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Meningitis / complications
  • Meningitis / diagnosis*
  • Polychondritis, Relapsing / complications
  • Polychondritis, Relapsing / diagnosis*