title: Sequential MR angiography in childhood primary angiitis of the CNS.
abstract: Central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis is rare in childhood. Diagnosis is sometimes difficult, and imaging methods range from MRI to MRA to conventional angiography. In doubtful cases a brain biopsy is necessary for diagnostic purposes. We describe a 6-year old child affected with primary angiitis of the CNS who was treated successfully with corticosteroids and mycophenolate mofetil and who was followed with MRI and MRA, which guided treatment decisions throughout the disease course. Sequential images are shown.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Neurology Unit and Laboratories, A. Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.forename: Noemi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pianigiani
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pagnini
authors.forename: Renzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guerrini
authors.forename: Rolando
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cimaz
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simonini
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011859:Radiography; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology