Isolated angiitis of the central nervous system.
Angiitis confined to the central nervous system is a rare disorder in which inflammation and consequent irregular narrowings of medium-sized cerebral arteries are prominent. Clinical and radiological features in 3 patients with this condition are described. All patients responded to either steroid or steroid plus azathioprine therapy.
D000328:Adult; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone