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Neuroradiologic picture of cerebral vasculitis in rheumatoid arthritis

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The central nervous system is rarely involved in rheumatoid arthritis. In this paper the authors report a case of a 50-year-old woman who had rheumatoid arthritis for about 6 years. A month before admission she presented a symptomatology resembling an expansive intracranial process. Angiography revealed cerebral arteritis and CT showed areas of hypodensity with marked contrast enhancement.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Garibaldi Hospital, Catania, Italy

    R. Paci, C. M. Giuffrida, M. Marangolo, F. Ventura & F. Di Paola

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Paci, R., Giuffrida, C.M., Marangolo, M. et al. Neuroradiologic picture of cerebral vasculitis in rheumatoid arthritis. Neuroradiology 25, 343–345 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00439216

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