Vasculitis primaria del sistema nervioso central, diagnóstico diferencial de demencia subaguda: Caso clínico
| Autor: | Juan Pablo Gigoux L, Claudio Sacks P., Juan Idiáquez C, Luis García F, Pablo Araya C, Gonzalo Matamala H, Paula Muñoz V |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Vasculitis
Central Nervous System medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Cyclophosphamide Central nervous system Nervous System Dysarthria Prednisone Medicine Hemianopsia Paresis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Brain biopsy General Medicine medicine.disease nervous system diseases Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure medicine.symptom business medicine.drug Cerebral vasculitis |
| Zdroj: | Revista médica de Chile v.137 n.6 2009 SciELO Chile CONICYT Chile instacron:CONICYT |
| ISSN: | 0034-9887 |
| DOI: | 10.4067/s0034-98872009000600011 |
| Popis: | A primary central nervous system vaculitis is an uncommon and invalidating disease, which has a fatal course if left untreated. We report a 63 year-old woman presenting with a history of two months of cognitive impairment, dysarthria, gait instability and tremor. After four months of evolution a right hemianopsia and a flaccid paresis of upper right limb appeared. A brain biopsy was performed and the histological findings confirmed the suspicion of primary cerebral vasculitis. The patient was treated with cyclophosphamide and prednisone, observing a partial recovery of cognitive and motor function. |
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