Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
Synonyms
Angiitis, Central Nervous System
Angiitis, Cerebral
Angiitis, Granulomatous
Arteritis, Granulomatous
Arteritis, Postzoster
CNS Vasculitis
CNS Vasculitis, Primary
CNS Vasculitis, Secondary
Central Nervous System Angiitis
Central Nervous System Vasculitis
Cerebral Angiitis
Cerebral Vasculitis
Granulomatous Angiitis
Granulomatous Arteritis
Postzoster Arteritis
Primary CNS Vasculitis
Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis
Secondary CNS Vasculitis
Vasculitis, CNS
Vasculitis, CNS, Secondary
Vasculitis, Cerebral
Vasculitis, Primary CNS
Vasculitis, Secondary CNS
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)