ARACHNOIDITIS

Course overview

ARACHNOIDITIS IS A PERSISTENT INFLAMMATION OF THE ARACHNOID MATER AS WELL AS SUBARACHNOID SPACE DUE TO MECHANICAL, CHEMICAL, AND INFECTIOUS INJURIES. IT IS A RARE BUT SERIOUS CONDITION NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD BY SOME MEDICAL PERSONNEL. IN ITS MOST SEVERE FORM, ADHESIVE ARACHNOIDITIS CAN BE A VERY PAINFUL AND DEBILITATING CONDITION. IT IS, THEREFORE, IMPORTANT FOR PRACTITIONERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THIS CONDITION TO HELP AVOID THIS CONDITION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSES AS WELL AS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ARACHNOIDITIS, HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR THE PATIENT WITH THIS CONDITION.