[Curable dementia and panarteritis nodosa].
A cerebral recurrence of panarteritis nodosa in a 64-year old man is reported. The patient developed lymphocytic meningitis and encephalitis resulting in dementia within 3 months. Lumbar puncture confirmed the presence of lymphocytic meningitis, and cerebral biopsy showed a lymphocytic arteritis. The neurological deficit regressed after six months of treatment with methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide.
Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille.
J R
JR
Harlé
P
P
Disdier
A
A
Ali Cherif
D
D
Figarella-Branger
J F
JF
Pellissier
P J
PJ
Weiller
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003704:Dementia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
Démence curable et panartérite noueuse.