Symptomatic cerebral microangiopathy preceding initial manifestation of ulcerative colitis.
Focal white-matter lesions in the brain have been frequently found in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. These findings have been discussed as a novel extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease. In this case report we delineate the clinical relevance of such lesions by presenting a patient with ulcerative colitis and his associated neurological symptoms. The cerebral lesions were shown by magnetic resonance imaging, whereupon a successful treatment with corticosteroids was initiated.
Dejaco
C
C
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Vienna, Austria.
Fertl
E
E
Prayer
D
D
Oberhuber
G
G
Wyatt
J
J
Gasché
C
C
Gangl
A
A
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male