Central Nervous System vasculitis associated with Hepatitis C virus infection: A brain MRI-supported diagnosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 336, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 152-154

  Castro Caldas, A ^a   Geraldes, R ^a,b   Neto, L ^a,b   Canhao P ^a,b   Melo, T P ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

CNS vasculitis; Gadolinium enhanced blood vessels; Gadolinium MRI; HCV infection; Steroid treatment; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CRYOGLOBULIN; GADOLINIUM; OLIGOCLONAL BAND; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PREDNISOLONE; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; APATHY; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 2; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY; MALAISE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; VIRUS LOAD;

CNS VASCULITIS; GADOLINIUM ENHANCED BLOOD VESSELS; GADOLINIUM MRI; HCV INFECTION; STEROID TREATMENT; STROKE;

BRAIN; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84892618407     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.10.028     Document Type: Article

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