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Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
Inflammation of blood vessels within the central nervous system. Primary vasculitis is usually caused by autoimmune or idiopathic factors, while secondary vasculitis is caused by existing disease process. Clinical manifestations are highly variable but include HEADACHE; SEIZURES; behavioral alterations; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; and BRAIN INFARCTION. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp856-61)
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More specific conditions that are subtypes of Vasculitis, Central Nervous System in the MeSH hierarchy.
- AIDS Arteritis, Central Nervous System
- Giant Cell Arteritis
32 drugs (27 approved, 5 experimental)
- Lupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
1 drug experimental
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