What is pachymeningitis?

Pachymeningitis is characterized as the inflammation of outer membrane of the brain (dura mater). Some symptoms include headaches, facial pain, muscle pain and weakness.

How do members experience pachymeningitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pachymeningitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for pachymeningitis*

Who has pachymeningitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 1
40s 1
50s 3
60s 12
70+ 7

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 5
Female 20

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What is pachymeningitis?

Pachymeningitis is characterized as the inflammation of outer membrane of the brain (dura mater). Some symptoms include headaches, facial pain, muscle pain and weakness.



Common symptoms reported by people with pachymeningitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for pachymeningitis

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Compare treatments taken by people with pachymeningitis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have pachymeningitis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with pachymeningitis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has pachymeningitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 26 say pachymeningitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 1
40s 1
50s 3
60s 12
70+ 7
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 5
Female 20

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 6
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from pachymeningitis patients who have completed their condition history
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