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ArticleBMC neurology2005

Primary angiitis of the central nervous system presenting with subacute and fatal course of disease: a case report.

Carsten Lukas, Kathy Keyvani, Christian Börnke

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Article in BMC neurology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Primary central nervous system angiitis: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Carsten LukasDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Gudrunstr. 56, 44791 Bochum, Germany. Carsten.Lukas@rub.de
Kathy Keyvani
Christian Börnke
Ruhr University Bochum · DESt. Josef-Hospital · DEUniversity of Münster · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrimary angiitis of the central nervous system is an idiopathic disorder characterized by vasculitis within the dural confines. The clinical presentation shows a wide variation and the course and the duration of disease are heterogeneous. This rare but treatable disease provides a diagnostic challenge owing to the lack of pathognomonic tests and the necessity of a histological confirmation. CASE PRESENTATION: A 28-year-old patient presenting with headache and fluctuating signs of encephalopathy was treated on the assumption of viral meningoencephalitis. The course of the disease led to his death 10 days after hospital admission. Postmortem examination revealed primary angiitis of the central nervous system.

conclusionPrimary angiitis of the central nervous system should always be taken into consideration when suspected infectious inflammation of the central nervous system does not respond to treatment adequately. In order to confirm the diagnosis with the consequence of a modified therapy angiography and combined leptomeningeal and brain biopsy should be considered immediately.

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AdultCentral Nervous System DiseasesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleVasculitis

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PMID16162278
PMCPMC1236932
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