Unusual cause of acute neurologic deficit in childhood: primary central nervous system vasculitis presenting with basilar arterial occlusion.

Cekinmez, Eren Kale; Cengiz, Nurcan; Erol, Ilknur; Kizilkiliç, Osman; Uslu, Yasemin

Cekinmez, Eren Kale; Cengiz, Nurcan; Erol, Ilknur; Kizilkiliç, Osman; Uslu, Yasemin.

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Cekinmez EK; Department of Pediatrics, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, 01140, Adana, Turkey. erenk9@yahoo.com

Childs Nerv Syst ; 25(1): 133-6, 2009 Jan.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18690464

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Arterial Occlusive Diseases/diagnosis; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/diagnosis; Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency/diagnosis; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use; Arterial Occlusive Diseases/drug therapy; Arterial Occlusive Diseases/etiology; Cerebral Angiography; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Muscle Weakness/diagnosis; Muscle Weakness/drug therapy; Muscle Weakness/etiology; Prednisolone/administration & dosage; Prednisolone/therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/complications; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/drug therapy; Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency/drug therapy; Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency/etiology

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Vasculitis, Central Nervous System Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Child / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Childs Nerv Syst Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA / PEDIATRIA Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey

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