title: Rheumatoid meningitis.
abstract: Rheumatoid meningitis is a rare, potentially treatable condition that can mimic a wide range of neurological conditions, including vascular syndromes and encephalopathies. Despite a concurrent history of rheumatoid arthritis, patients often have no active synovitis. Here we describe a patient with rheumatoid meningitis who presented to a hyperacute stroke unit with dysarthria on waking and transient facial droop.
authors.affiliation: St. George's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Akin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nihat
authors.affiliation: St. George's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chinthapalli
authors.affiliation: St. George's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bridges
authors.affiliation: St. George's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Johns
authors.affiliation: St. George's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sofat
authors.affiliation: St. George's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moynihan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases
keywords: IMMUNOLOGY; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; SPEECH; STEROIDS; STROKE