Benign angiopathy of central nervous system.
Benign angiopathy of central nervous system (BACNS) is rare in children. We report a seven-year-old boy presenting with sudden severe headache and progressive external ophthalmoplegia. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) showed diffuse segmental narrowing of major cerebral arteries. Following a course of glucocorticoid, there was complete resolution of vascular lesions and follow-up MRA did not show any evidence of new lesions.
Ganguly
Debasree
D
Department of Pediatrics, The Institute of Child Health, Kolkata 700 017, India. debasreeganguly29@yahoo.co.in
Pal
Priyankar
P
Ghosh
Apurba
A
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone