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)