title: Cerebrovascular complications of rheumatic disease.
abstract: Cerebral ischemia and infarction, intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral venous thrombosis, and cerebral vasculitis are dreaded but largely uncommon complications of most rheumatic diseases. In some conditions, however, such as the antiphospholipid syndrome or Behcet's disease, stroke may be the presenting complaint. A format for approaching the patient and localizing the cerebrovascular lesion has been presented along with a summary of the specific rheumatologic diseases implicated for each stroke subtype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hinchey
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sila
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*