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Arachnoiditis Articles
Arachnoiditis: A brief summary of the literatureby Peter Day (ON-SITE) - Posted 30 Jan 2002
Our thanks to Dr Ray Kirk of the NZHTA for granting permission to post this Report. ASAMS also thank Stephen Lungley and Dr Gillian Durham for commissioning this study.
New
Zealand Health Technology Assessment
Department of Public Health and General Practice
Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Christchurch, NZ.
This report was commissioned by the New Zealand Ministry of Health. Ministry input into the development of the report was received from Mr Stephen Lungley and Dr Gillian Durham.
- Summary for Medical Professionals
- Sarah Andreae-Jones
MB BS (Smith)
Brief summary of Arachnoiditis for Medical Professionals
- The
Unmentionable Symptoms of Arachnoiditis: Bowl, Bladder and Sexual
Dysfunction; Pelvic Pain
(Added 4 August 2001) - Sarah Andreae-Jones
MB BS (Smith)
- Neurological
Aspects of Arachnoiditis
(Added 4 August 2001) - Sarah Andreae-Jones
MB BS (Smith)
- The Adhesive Arachnoiditis Syndrome (Printer-friendly version of entire document)
- Sarah Andreae-Jones
MB BS (Smith)
This article aims to give an overview of this complex condition, so that patients and their physicians have a clearer understanding, and can work together to combat the devastating effect it can have on people’s lives.
- Arachnoiditis - Spinal Cord Injury with Intractable Pain (Printer-friendly version of entire document)
- Wendy Anderson, M.D.
Denise Sumner, MScAn excellent introduction to Arachnoiditis and related factors and conditions, from the patient's perspective.
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- Adhesive Arachnoiditis (Printer-friendly version of entire document)
- Charles V. Burton,
M.D., Institute for Low Back and Neck Care
Treatment options for Adhesive Arachnoiditis.
- Arachnoiditis
- Kevin Rahn, MD, Mohammad E. Majd, MD and Richard T. Holt, MD.
Spine Surgery, PSC 210 East Gray Street Suite 601, Louisville, KY 40202
Copy of article outlinging Arachnoiditis. Thanks to Dr Richard Holt for permission to post this article on our website.
- Adhesive Arachnoiditis (OFF-SITE)
- Charles V. Burton,
M.D., Institute for Low Back and Neck Care
Several articles on Adhesive Arachnoiditis.
- 1999 Arachnoiditis Survey (Printer-friendly version of entire document)
- Sarah Andreae-Jones
MB BS (Smith)
This survey, containing the results from a global survey of Arachnoiditis patients, shows causes and effects of Arachnoiditis for both diagnosed and undiagnosed cases.
- Arachnoiditis Explained (Printer-friendly version of entire document)
- Dr. Sarah Smith
As the title suggests, this article explains Arachnoiditis in a simple, straightforward manner.
B.P.A.A. News Letter - Spring 1996: ARACHNOIDITIS (Printer-friendly version of entire document)
- Margaret Hill, for
the Back Pain Association of America
A history of Arachnoiditis, and discoveries made along the way, that can provide a background for further studies.
- Spinal Arachnoiditis, Toxic Myelopathies, Radiation Myelopathy, and Electrical Injury (Printer-friendly version of entire document)
- Entries from the Neuromuscular
Disease Center's "Spinal Cord Disorders" section
Alan Pestronk M.D.Quick synopses of these disorders and their causes and effects.
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Part I -Comparative Symptom Survey - NZ, Global, USA
Part II - Red Blood Cell Shape Analysis - Results & Implications for Treatment
by L.O. Simpson M.Sc (Hons), Ph D.
M.G. Anderson MB BCH, FCP (S.A.), BA
- The Subarachnoid Space: "Salum Sanctorum" or Toxic Dump? (Printer-friendly version of entire document)
- Charles V. Burton,
M.D.
An editorial on the importance of the subarachnoid space - the tiny components, pia mater and arachnoid membranes, that keep nerve fibers healthy - and the importance of protecting these from foreign chemicals.
