Cerebral vasculitis

HP Adams Jr - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2014 - Elsevier
The noninfectious, inflammatory vasculitides include giant cell arteritis, Takayasu disease,
Churg–Strauss angiitis, Wegener disease, polyarteritis nodosa, microscopic polyangiitis …

Central nervous system vasculitis

A Carolei, S Sacco - Neurological Sciences, 2003 - Springer
Vasculitis is an inflammation of the vessel wall. It may be either primary or secondary.
Primary vasculitis includes systemic vasculitis (large, medium, and small-vessel vasculitis) …

Central nervous system vasculitis

SG West - Current rheumatology reports, 2003 - Springer
Vasculitis of the central nervous system (CNS) is classified as primary angiitis or as
vasculitis secondary to a variety of diseases. A wide spectrum of clinical features may occur …

Neurologic manifestations of systemic vasculitis

SE Nadeau - Neurologic clinics, 2002 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Vasculitis is defined as inflammation of blood vessels with associated structural damage
and, usually, vascular necrosis. It may be caused by direct invasion of blood vessels and …

Radiographic features of central nervous system vasculitis

PJ Wynne, DS Younger, A Khandji… - Neurologic …, 1997 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis refers tolprimary and secondary disorders of the
CNS vasculature that have in common, inflammation of arteries and occasionally veins, of …

Vasculitis of the central nervous system

PM Moore - Current Rheumatology Reports, 2000 - Springer
Central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis occurs in a variety of clinical settings. Some exhibit
a distinct age preference; others a tissue tropism. Most frequently encountered are giant cell …

Cerebral vasculitis—recognition, diagnosis and management

NJ Scolding, DRW Jayne, JP Zajicek… - … Journal of Medicine, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Cerebral vasculitis is a serious but uncommon condition which presents considerable
difficulties in recognition, diagnosis and treatment. We studied eight consecutive patients in …

Cerebral vasculitis: imaging signs revisited

W Küker - Neuroradiology, 2007 - Springer
Inflammatory stenoses of cerebral blood vessels, although rare in general, are an important
cause of cerebral ischemia in younger patients. The diagnosis is often difficult. The first step …

Diagnosis and treatment of cerebral vasculitis

P Berlit - Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Vasculitides are characterized by inflammation and necrosis of the blood vessel wall. Large
vessels including the aorta are affected in giant-cell arteritis, medium-size arteries in classic …

Vasculitis of the nervous system

A Siva - Journal of neurology, 2001 - Springer
Vasculitis is inflammation of the blood vessels, which may involve either the central nervous
system (CNS), or the peripheral nervous system (PNS), or both. This involvement may be …