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VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Descriptor
English
:
Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Vasculitis del Sistema Nervioso Central
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vasculite do Sistema Nervoso Central
Synonyms
English
:
Angiitis, Central Nervous System
Central Nervous System Vasculitis
Cerebral Angiitis
Cerebral Vasculitis
Granulomatous Angiitis
Postzoster Arteritis
Primary CNS Vasculitis
Secondary CNS Vasculitis
Tree Number:
C10.114.875
C10.228.140.300.850
C14.907.253.946
C14.907.940.907
C20.111.258.962
Definition
English
:
Inflammation of
blood vessels
within the
central nervous system
. Primary
vasculitis
is usually caused by autoimmune or idiopathic factors, while secondary
vasculitis
is caused by existing
disease
process. Clinical manifestations are highly variable but include
HEADACHE
;
SEIZURES
; behavioral alterations;
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES
; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; and
BRAIN INFARCTION
. (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, pp856-61)
History Note
English
:
2000
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
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cerebrospinal fluid
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physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
34213
Unique Identifier:
D020293
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