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Central Nervous System Vasculitis Summary

155 relevant articles (8 outcomes, 7 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: 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)

Also Known As: Vasculitis, Central Nervous System; CNS Vasculitis; Central Nervous System Angiitis; Granulomatous Arteritis; Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis Show All >>

Key Drugs and Agents for Central Nervous System Vasculitis

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) : 2 outcomes in 12 results : FDA 10
  2. Steroids : 2 outcomes in 5 results : IBA
  3. Antigen-Antibody Complex (Immune Complex) : 2 outcomes in 5 results : IBA
  4. Immunoglobulin M (IgM) : 1 outcome 1 study in 2 results : IBA
  5. glucuronyl glucosamine glycan sulfate (Vessel) : 1 outcome in 12 results : IBA
  6. Adrenal Cortex Hormones (Corticosteroids) : 1 outcome in 8 results : IBA
  7. Rheumatoid Factor : 1 outcome in 3 results : IBA
  8. Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIG) : 1 outcome in 1 result : FDA 1
  9. Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (Tumor Necrosis Factor) : 1 outcome in 1 result : IBA
  10. sephadex : 2 studies in 3 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Central Nervous System Vasculitis

  1. Cerebral Hemorrhage
  2. Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (Congophilic Angiopathy)
  3. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Libman-Sacks Disease)
  4. Endocarditis
  5. Retinitis
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Key Therapies for Central Nervous System Vasculitis

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  1. Plasmapheresis : 1 outcome in 5 results
  2. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) : 1 outcome in 1 result
  3. Hemispherectomy : 1 study in 1 result
  4. Transplants (Transplant) : 4 results
  5. Transplantation (Transplant Recipients) : 1 result
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