Vasculitis primaria del sistema nervioso central, diagnóstico diferencial de demencia subaguda: Caso clínico
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 rig...
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oai:scielo:S0034-988720090006000112009-09-04Vasculitis primaria del sistema nervioso central, diagnóstico diferencial de demencia subaguda: Caso clínicoAraya C,PabloSacks P,ClaudioMuñoz V,PaulaGigoux L,Juan PabloGarcía F,LuisMatamala H,GonzaloIdiáquez C,Juan Cyclophosphamide Nervous System Prednisone Vasculitis Central Nervous System 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.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.137 n.6 20092009-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872009000600011es10.4067/S0034-98872009000600011 |
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Cyclophosphamide Nervous System Prednisone Vasculitis Central Nervous System Araya C,Pablo Sacks P,Claudio Muñoz V,Paula Gigoux L,Juan Pablo García F,Luis Matamala H,Gonzalo Idiáquez C,Juan Vasculitis primaria del sistema nervioso central, diagnóstico diferencial de demencia subaguda: Caso clínico |
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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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Araya C,Pablo Sacks P,Claudio Muñoz V,Paula Gigoux L,Juan Pablo García F,Luis Matamala H,Gonzalo Idiáquez C,Juan |
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Araya C,Pablo Sacks P,Claudio Muñoz V,Paula Gigoux L,Juan Pablo García F,Luis Matamala H,Gonzalo Idiáquez C,Juan |
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Vasculitis primaria del sistema nervioso central, diagnóstico diferencial de demencia subaguda: Caso clínico |
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Vasculitis primaria del sistema nervioso central, diagnóstico diferencial de demencia subaguda: Caso clínico |
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Vasculitis primaria del sistema nervioso central, diagnóstico diferencial de demencia subaguda: Caso clínico |
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Vasculitis primaria del sistema nervioso central, diagnóstico diferencial de demencia subaguda: Caso clínico |
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Vasculitis primaria del sistema nervioso central, diagnóstico diferencial de demencia subaguda: Caso clínico |
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vasculitis primaria del sistema nervioso central, diagnóstico diferencial de demencia subaguda: caso clínico |
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Sociedad Médica de Santiago |
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