Primary angiitis of the central nervous system in children: 5 Cases

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 616-623

  Gallagher, K T ^a   Shaham, B ^a   Reiff, A ^a   Tournay, A ^a   Villablanca, J P ^a   Curran, J ^a   Nelson M D , Jr ^a   Bernstein, B ^a   Rawlings, D J ^a  

^a MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system vasculitis; Computer tomographic angiography; Cyclophosphamide; Juvenile migraine; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AUTOANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0035094792     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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