Vasculitis (definition)

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Vasculitis, Central Nervous System

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Definition: 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)

Examples AIDS Arteritis, Central Nervous System; Giant Cell Arteritis; Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System

Other names Vasculitis, Secondary CNS; Vasculitis, Primary CNS; Vasculitis, Cerebral; Vasculitis, CNS; CNS Vasculitis, Secondary; CNS Vasculitis, Primary; Arteritis, Postzoster; Arteritis, Granulomatous; Angiitis, Granulomatous; Angiitis, Cerebral; Vasculitis, CNS, Secondary; Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis; Granulomatous Arteritis; Central Nervous System Angiitis; CNS Vasculitis; Secondary CNS Vasculitis; Primary CNS Vasculitis; Postzoster Arteritis; Granulomatous Angiitis; Cerebral Vasculitis

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
Granulomatous Angiitis of the Central Nervous System	0	*Vasculitis, Central Nervous System.
Primary angiitis of the central nervous system	0	*Vasculitis, Central Nervous System.

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