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Vasculitis affecting the central nervous system is one of the rarest forms of vasculitis, which combined with the complexity of investigation of CNS function has made the establishment of clear diagnostic criteria and treatment regimens very difficult.
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Watts, R.A., Scott, D.G.I., Mukhtyar, C. (2015). Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System Vasculitis. In: Vasculitis in Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14871-7_17
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