Neuroborreliosis Causing Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy in a Child
| Autor: | M. G. P. J. Cox, T. F. W. Wolfs, K. P. J. Braun, T. H. Lo, L. J. Kappelle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Middle Cerebral Artery
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Central nervous system disease Humans Medicine Child Pleocytosis Stroke business.industry Vascular disease Brain General Medicine medicine.disease Paresis Hemiparesis Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Cerebral Arterial Diseases Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom Igg index business Neuroborreliosis Magnetic Resonance Angiography Cerebral vasculitis |
| Zdroj: | Neuropediatrics. 36:104-107 |
| ISSN: | 1439-1899 0174-304X |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-2005-837573 |
| Popis: | A 9-year-old girl presented with an acute right-sided hemiparesis. Initially, the clinical presentation and stable vasculopathic abnormalities on MR and conventional angiography were suspicious of a so-called "transient cerebral arteriopathy". Mild but persistent pleocytosis and an elevated CSF IgG index led to an extensive search for infectious and immunological causes of cerebral vasculitis, eventually revealing neuroborreliosis. Although rare, infectious and potentially treatable causes of arterial ischemic stroke should be considered in every child with a documented cerebral arteriopathy. |
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