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Copyright 1988, 1990, 2000
Synonyms of Arachnoiditis
- Arachnitis
- Cerebral Arachnoiditis
- Chronic Adhesive Arachnoiditis
- Serous Circumscribed Meningitis
- Spinal Arachnoiditis
Disorder Subdivisions
- Adhesive Arachnoiditis
- Arachnoiditis Ossificans
- Neoplastic Arachnoiditis
- Optochiasmatic Arachnoiditis
- Postmyelographic Arachnoiditis
- Rhinosinusogenic Cerebral Arachnoiditis
- Spinal Ossifying Arachnoiditis
General Discussion
Arachnoiditis is a general term for several progressive regional disorders all of which result in the inflammation of parts of the middle membrane surrounding the spinal cord and brain (arachnoid membrane) and the space defined by this membrane (subarachnoid space). Either the spinal cord or the brain may be involved; in some cases, both are affected. This disorder can also be associated with meningitis. The condition may be caused by foreign agents such as anesthesia drugs or testing dyes injected into the spine or arachnoid membrane.
Since the subarachnoid space is continuous, it would be expected that a noxious agent introduced in one place would distribute itself throughout the space. However, such is not the case. The lower spinal roots and/or the spinal cord may be affected, while regions close by remain free of inflammation; hence, the term "spinal arachnoiditis". Similarly, the optic nerve and optic chiasm (crossing of nerve fibers) may be affected, giving rise to the term "opticochiasmatic arachnoiditis".
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Organizations related to Arachnoiditis
- Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, Inc.
801 18th Street NW
Washington DC 20006
Phone #: 202-416-7704
800 #: --
e-mail: toms@pva.org
Home page: http://www.ascipro.org/
- American Syringomyelia & Chiari Alliance Project Inc.
300 N. Green Street, Suite 412
PO Box 1586
Longview TX 75606-1586
Phone #: 903-236-7079
800 #: 800-272-7282
e-mail: info@asap.org
Home page: http://www.asap.org
- Canadian Syringomyelia Network
69 Penny Crescent
Markham
Ontario None L3P 5X7
Phone #: (90-5) -471-8278
800 #: --
e-mail: barb@csn.ca
Home page: http://www.csn.ca
- Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
Gaithersburg MD 20898-8126
Phone #: 301-251-4925
800 #: 888-205-2311
e-mail: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/EmailForm.aspx
Home page: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD
- MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay WI 54301-1243
Phone #: 920-336-5333
800 #: 877-336-5333
e-mail: mums@netnet.net
Home page: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda MD 20824
Phone #: 301-496-5751
800 #: 800-352-9424
e-mail: me20t@nih.gov
Home page: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Spinal Cord Injury Association
6701 Democracy
Suite 300-9
Bethesda MD 20817
Phone #: 301-214-4006
800 #: 800-962-9629
e-mail: info@spinalcord.org
Home page: http://www.spinalcord.org
- Spinal Cord Society
19051 County Hwy. 1
Fergus Falls MN 56537
Phone #: 218-739-5252
800 #: --
e-mail: scs-nc@nc.rr.com
Home page: http://www.spinalcordsociety.com
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