Cerebral hemorrhagic complication in polyarteritis nodosa. Case report and review of the literature

Polyarteritis nodosa (PN) is frequently cause of both central and peripheral neurological disorders. However, involvement of the central nervous system is rare at the beginning of the disease. In this paper we report a case of a 38-year-old woman hospitalized in our Neurosurgical Service because of...

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Published inActa neurologica Vol. 16; no. 1-2; p. 64
Main Authors Iaconetta, G, Benvenuti, D, Lamaida, E, Gallicchio, B, Signorelli, F, Maiuri, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 01.02.1994
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Adult
Basal Ganglia - physiopathology
Blood Vessels - physiopathology
Brain - blood supply
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Cerebral Hemorrhage - etiology
Cerebral Hemorrhage - physiopathology
Electroencephalography
Female
Humans
Polyarteritis Nodosa - complications
Polyarteritis Nodosa - physiopathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Polyarteritis nodosa (PN) is frequently cause of both central and peripheral neurological disorders. However, involvement of the central nervous system is rare at the beginning of the disease. In this paper we report a case of a 38-year-old woman hospitalized in our Neurosurgical Service because of left hemiparesis in presence of cutaneous arteritis (PN). At computed tomography (CT) an intracerebral hemorrhage was found. No radiographic evidences of vasculitis of the visible arterial branches, at angiography, were seen. Cerebral arteritis should be suspected as a cause for intracranial hemorrhage in patients without hypertension or other risk factors.
ISSN:0001-6276