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Neurological Involvement in Primary Systemic Vasculitis
Conclusion
Neurological involvement is a common complication of PSV (Table 1), and neurologists play an important role in the identification and diagnosis of PSV patients with otherwise unexplained neurological symptoms as their chief complaint. This article summarizes the neurological manifestations of PSV and hopes to improve neuroscientists' understanding of this broad range of diseases.
TABLE 1
Table 1. Common CNS and PNS involvements of primary systemic vasculitis.
Author Contributions
SZ conceived the article and wrote the manuscript. DY and GT reviewed and edited the manuscript. All authors ...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Intracranial tuberculous mass lesions treated with thalidomide in an immunocompetent child from a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report
We describe a case of an Italian child.
Diagnoses:
we diagnosed early a Tuberculous meningitis complicated by the occurrence of hydrocephalus, stroke, and paradoxical reaction with brain pseudo-abscesses.
Interventions:
The child started readily a specific therapy associated with steroids and thalidomide was introduced few month later.
Outcomes:
the patient had a favorable outcome without neurologic sequelae.
Lessons:
Despite the prompt specific anti-tubercular and adjuvant corticosteroid therapies, only the addition of thalidomide to the treatment allow to a favorable clinical outcome.
Source: Medicine - July 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research
