Clinical management issues in vasculitis. Angiographically defined angiitis of the central nervous system: diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas.
A case of acute neurologic deficit accompanied by a cerebral angiogram consistent with CNS vasculitis is presented. The differential diagnosis and diagnostic decision process generated in this type of evaluation is illustrated.
Calabrese
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Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. calabrl@ccf.org
D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents