Recurrent Strokes in Two Patients With POEMS Syndrome and Castleman's Disease

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 278-284

  Garcia, Tracey ^a   Dafer, Rima ^a   Hocker, Sara ^a   Schneck, Michael ^a   Barton, Kevin ^a   Biller, José ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Castleman's disease; cerebral vasculopathy; cerebrovascular disease; Crow Fukase disease; POEMS syndrome; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOFOLLICULAR LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PHOTOPHOBIA; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STROKE; THORACOCENTESIS; THYROID DISEASE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GIANT LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POEMS SYNDROME; RECURRENCE; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36148949664     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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