RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Rheumatoid meningitis JF Practical Neurology JO Pract Neurol FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 312 OP 314 DO 10.1136/practneurol-2015-001306 VO 16 IS 4 A1 Akin Nihat A1 Krishna Chinthapalli A1 Leslie Bridges A1 Paul Johns A1 Nidhi Sofat A1 Barry Moynihan YR 2016 UL http://pn.bmj.com/content/16/4/312.abstract AB Rheumatoid meningitis is a rare, potentially treatable condition that can mimic a wide range of neurological conditions, including vascular syndromes and encephalopathies. Despite a concurrent history of rheumatoid arthritis, patients often have no active synovitis. Here we describe a patient with rheumatoid meningitis who presented to a hyperacute stroke unit with dysarthria on waking and transient facial droop.