Neuroradiologic picture of cerebral vasculitis in rheumatoid arthritis.
The central nervous system is rarely involved in rheumatoid arthritis. In this paper the authors report a case of a 50-year-old woman who had rheumatoid arthritis for about 6 years. A month before admission she presented a symptomatology resembling an expansive intracranial process. Angiography revealed cerebral arteritis and CT showed areas of hypodensity with marked contrast enhancement.
D001167:Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed