Benign Angiopathy of the Central Nervous System

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 80-82

  Jolly, Meenakshi ^a   Curran, James J ^b   Ellman, Michael ^b  

^a ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

BACNS; CNS vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MEPREDNISONE; PREDNISONE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ANGIOPATHY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VASCULITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOCAL NEUROLOGIC EVENT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 1942454372     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000120899.21723.e8     Document Type: Article

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