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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
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
34213
Unique Identifier:
D020293
Occurrence in VHL
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