title: [Primary vasculitis of the central nervous system: report of one case].
abstract: A primary central nervous system vasculitis is an uncommon and invalidating disease, which has a fatal course if left untreated. We report a 63 year-old woman presenting with a history of two months of cognitive impairment, dysarthria, gait instability and tremor. After four months of evolution a right hemianopsia and a flaccid paresis of upper right limb appeared. A brain biopsy was performed and the histological findings confirmed the suspicion of primary cerebral vasculitis. The patient was treated with cyclophosphamide and prednisone, observing a partial recovery of cognitive and motor function.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Neurología, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Naval Almirante Nef, Viña del Mar, Chile. pmventurelli@gmail.com
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Araya
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sacks
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Juan Pablo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gigoux
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matamala
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Idiáquez
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000473:pathology*