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SUNY Emeritus @SUNY @UpstateNews, via @Harvard @ucdavis. #Arachnoiditis (disease) is not the fear of 🕷️🕷️, it's severe #neuropathicpain. Pic: St Marks, FL
Oct 1, 2022 27 tweets 33 min read
SEMINAL ARTICLE re: #ICD11 Chapter 08 - Diseases of the #NervousSystem 🧠

Study Title: The #leptomeninges as a critical organ for normal #CNS development and function: first patient and public involved systematic review of #arachnoiditis (chronic #meningitis). @PLOSONE LINK: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… @PLOSONE

Abbreviations:
#CES- #CaudaEquina Syndrome
#DLM – Diseases of the #Leptomeninges
#ESI- #Epidural Steroid Injection
LM - #Leptomeninges
#LMF- #Leptomeningeal #Fibrosis
#NAA- #neuraxialanesthesia
PSR- PRISMA Systematic Review