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Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-88420
ABSTRACT
Granulomatous angiitis of central nervous system (CNS) is a rare inflammatory disease of blood vessels mostly confined to CNS. We describe a case which presented with right sided hemiplegia with aphasia, after herpes zoster ophthalmicus. CT scan and MRI brain showed a large left sided infarct in the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory. MRI angiography revealed narrowing and thinning of left internal carotid artery (ICA) and to a lesser extent, left MCA suggestive of granulomatous vasculitis. Herpes zoster is often associated with major CNS involvement and a vascular etiology was previously postulated. Recent pathological reports suggest that cerebral angiitis secondary to herpes virus infection may be more common than realised.
Subject(s)
Adolescent , Central Nervous System Diseases/complications , Cerebral Arteries/pathology , Hemiplegia/etiology , Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus/complications , Humans , Male , Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/pathology
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Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-94574
3.
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-86051
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Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-86682
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Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-85055