Haemorrhagic stroke and vasculitic-like cerebral angiography in a patient with eosinophilic fasciitis: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 119-122

  Cecchi, P C ^a,d   Caramaschi, P ^b   Pinna, G ^c   Schwarz, A ^a   Bricolo, A ^b  

^a General Hospital of Bolzano   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d Ospedale S Maurizio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral angiography; Cerebral vasculitis; Cerebral vasospasm; Eosinophilic fasciitis; Intracerebral haemorrhage; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FOSINOPRIL; ILOPROST; MANNITOL; NIFEDIPINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EOSINOPHILIC FASCIITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BIOPSY; STROKE;

AGED; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; EOSINOPHILIA; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846435677     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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