title: Vasculitis and the nervous system. Historical perspective and overview.
abstract: This article is an introduction to the historical background, clinical and laboratory diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment of vasculitis involving the peripheral and central nervous system. It also provides a background for the articles that follow.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Younger
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kass
mesh_terms: D000477:Alkylating Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history / Q000276:immunology; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000477:Alkylating Agents; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D003520:Cyclophosphamide