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arachnoid membrane

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Noun1.arachnoid membrane - the middle of the 3 meninges
meninges, meninx - a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord
leptomeninges - the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers


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12) Furthermore, trauma can lead directly to adhesions of the arachnoid membrane.
Moreover, because normal perineurial cells are continuous with the arachnoid membrane cap cells at the intervertebral foramina, some authors view perineurioma as the peripheral counterpart of meningioma.
The segmentally hypertrophied arachnoid membrane provides a cause for the hydrocephalus and corresponding cerebral atrophy.
 
 
 
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