Nervous system dysfunction in Henoch–Schönlein syndrome: systematic review of the literature

• Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) Vol. 48; no. 12; pp. 1524 - 1529
• Main Authors: Garzoni, Luca, Vanoni, Federica, Rizzi, Mattia, Simonetti, Giacomo D., Simonetti, Barbara Goeggel, Ramelli, Gian P., Bianchetti, Mario G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.12.2009
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Biological and medical sciences; Central Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis; Child; Child, Preschool; Dermatology; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Female; Henoch–Schönlein syndrome; Humans; Hypertension - complications; IgA Vasculitis - diagnosis; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Kidney Diseases - complications; Male; Medical sciences; Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis; Nervous System Diseases - etiology; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis; Peripheral neuropathy; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis; Stroke; Vascular disorders of the skin; Vasculitis; Young Adult; Skin disease; Nervous system diseases; Stroke; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Rheumatology; Cardiovascular disease; Nervous system; Henoch-Schönlein syndrome; Review; Peripheral neuropathy; Cerebral disorder; Vascular disease; Vasculitis; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; Dysfunction; Central nervous system disease; Henoch-Schönlein purpura; Capillary vessel disease; Peripheral nerve disease; Cerebrovascular disease; Bibliographic review

Objective. CNS or peripheral nervous system dysfunction sometimes occurs in Henoch–Schönlein patients. Methods. We review all Henoch–Schönlein cases published after 1969 with CNS dysfunction without severe hypertension and neuroimaging studies (n = 35), cranial or peripheral neuropathy (n = 15), bot...