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Meninges
Meninges
Meningeal layers
Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater
(covers the nervous system parenchyma)
Meningeal spaces
Epidural space: no true space exists in the cranium but does in the spinal canal.
Subdural space.
Subarachnoid space.
Pachymeninges: dura mater.
Intracranial hypotension is a common cause of inflammation of the pachymeninges.
Leptomeninges: combined arachnoid and pia mater.
Infectious meningitis is a common cause of exclusive inflammation of the leptomeninges, so-called meningitis.
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Related Terms
Dura mater
Leptomeninges
Meninges & CSF
Pachymeninges
Pia Mater