[…] condition that is difficult to diagnose, and as a result there are significant variations in the way it is diagnosed and treated. [5] Specific Diseases [ edit ] Giant cell arteritis (GCA) [ edit ] (Also known as temporal arteritis) Symptoms [ edit ] Fever [en.wikipedia.org]

Case report A 53-year-old man was transferred to the Cleve-land Clinic Hospital with diffuse abdominal pain, fever, and pedal edema of 3 weeks’ duration. Proximal muscle weakness and bilateral pedal edema were found on physical examination. [mdedge.com]

[…] or more of the following ten criteria are required: More than 4 kg (8.8 lb) weight loss Lace-like purplish discoloration of the skin (livedo reticularis) Testicular pain Pain in a muscle or group of muscles ( myalgias ) Damage to peripheral nerves Elevation [en.wikipedia.org]

A man in his twenties was admitted to hospital with headache, dizziness, vomiting, lethargy and weight loss. Cerebral MRI showed diffuse, confluent changes in white matter, consistent with cerebral vasculitis. [tidsskriftet.no]

It may produce a wide range of neurological symptoms, such as headache, skin rashes, feeling very tired, joint pains, difficulty moving or coordinating part of the body, changes in sensation, and alterations in perception, thought or behavior, as well [en.wikipedia.org]

(stomach) pain Ischemic attacks or mini strokes Problems with eyesight Confusion and forgetfulness. [epainassist.com]

During the week following admission, right epididymo-or-chitis, increasing weakness, lethargy,. . . [mdedge.com]

Cerebral vasculitis leading to stroke in ulcerative colitis has rarely been reported. 1, 2 A 35-year-old woman with severe ulcerative colitis receiving cyclosporine and prednisolone sought care for right-sided weakness and unsteady gait lasting for 5 [jamanetwork.com]

Within two weeks of her first dose, she developed a constellation of symptoms that included exacerbation of migraines, speech problems, dizziness, weakness, inability to walk, excessive vomiting, depressed consciousness, confusion, amnesia. [hormonesmatter.com]

Symptoms of Cerebral Vasculitis: The symptoms of cerebral vasculitis include: Fatigue (tiredness) Nerve problems (including weakness, numbness and pain) Joint pains Skin rashes Fever General weakness Kidney problems (including dark or bloody urine) Abdominal [epainassist.com]

The strengths and weaknesses of all these techniques in the study of multiple sclerosis and other relevant diseases are extensively considered. [books.google.com]

Nina Lenherr, MD,1 Kathi Walther, MD,1 Jacques Schneider, MD,1 Andreas Woerner, MD,1 and Melanie Hess, MD University Children’s Hospital, Basel, Switzerland Case Report A 9-year-old boy was referred to our pediatric department with symptoms of chronic fatigue [lymeneteurope.org]

Peripheral and Cerebral Vasculitis When vasculitis occurs in the body – peripheral or systemic vasculitis, symptoms include but are not limited to: distinct skin rashes (click link to see image) excessive fatigue (tiredness) weakness fever joint pains [hormonesmatter.com]

Symptoms of Cerebral Vasculitis: The symptoms of cerebral vasculitis include: Fatigue (tiredness) Nerve problems (including weakness, numbness and pain) Joint pains Skin rashes Fever General weakness Kidney problems (including dark or bloody urine) Abdominal [epainassist.com]

He reported fatigue and lack of concentration lasting 3 weeks. Because he was exposed to dead animals, an infectious cause was suspected, despite the absence of fever, headaches, or other suggestive signs. [stroke.ahajournals.org]

A man in his twenties was admitted to hospital with headache, dizziness, vomiting, lethargy and weight loss. Cerebral MRI showed diffuse, confluent changes in white matter, consistent with cerebral vasculitis. [tidsskriftet.no]

Symptoms may include headache, neck ache, vomiting, stroke, abnormal protrusion of the eyeball(s), blurred vision, speech problem, problems of motor activities, weight loss, apnoea, black discolouration of skin primarily on the extremities, fluctuation [thedailystar.net]

She re-presented 7 days later with the same three symptoms of headache, nausea and vomiting, in addition to a new right visual field defect, ataxia and expressive dysphasia. [academic.oup.com]

Symptoms can include slowly progressive headache, nausea, vomiting, stiff neck, confusion, irritability, loss of memory, seizures, and dementia. [encyclopedia.com]

The diagnosis was primary cerebral angiitis containing marked xanthoma cells. Steroid therapy was administered over 1 week. MR imaging showed that the remaining lesions resolved gradually, and had disappeared 2 years after surgery. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In our case, the RA was seropositive, active and erosive but the patient had no extra-articular signs especially no subcutaneous nodules. [jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com]

Fever, myalgia, arthralgia and arthritis may also occur. A raised ESR and CSF pleocytosis with increased protein levels may be seen. [ijri.org]

[…] includes headache, focal or global neurological dysfunction, confusion, intellectual deterioration, memory loss, and malaise. [4] It may present as focal or multiple strokes, encephalopathy or seizures in association with headache. [3] Fever, myalgia, arthralgia [medknow.tv]

As in our case, there is relative absence of constitutional symptoms (like fever, loss of weight, myalgia, arthralgia, etc .) which suggest the presence of systemic vasculitis conditions with CNS involve-ment(1,4). [indianpediatrics.net]

Do you have any arthralgias or rashes? 2. Physical Examination maneuvers that are likely to be useful in diagnosing the cause of this problem. [clinicaladvisor.com]

[…] in the shoulders; neck; and/or upper arms persisting headache pain in the jaw or ear while eating double vision partial loss of vision or blind spots (on rare occasions) stroke. [en.wikipedia.org]

One month later, he had visual hallucinations, psychotic ideations, and relapsing headaches. Repeat MRI showed recurrent temporal hyperintensities ( Figure 1B ). MR angiography revealed irregular stenosis of the right middle cerebral artery. [stroke.ahajournals.org]

stroke related psychiatric disorders, and other rare causes of stroke disorder. * A comprehensive source that thoroughly examines the neurological manifestations of stroke * A guide to highly studied topics, including stroke complications, syndromes [books.google.ro]

In these cases, stroke can be a consequence of opportunistic infections, coagulation abnormalities, meningitis, and vasculitis. [frontiersin.org]

It should be noted that one of the characteristics of ischemic stroke in young patients was the development of this pathology due to cerebral vasculitis. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

The MRI also showed that I have suffered from a small stroke (“acute ischemic infarct”). [martineve.com]

KEYWORDS: lyme; neuroborreliosis; pediatric; stroke; stroke-like; vasculitis PMID: 25316727 DOI: 10.1177/0883073814552104 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] J Neurol. 2013 Jun;260(6):1569-75. doi: 10.1007/s00415-013-6831-4. Epub 2013 Jan 18. [lymeneteurope.org]

We found that none had proteinuria, most were hypertensive, and all presented with headache. Use of sympathomimetic agents, particularly among those with migraines, may increase risk of PPCA. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

6/3 3/30 0.0002 Time for headache to peak (hours/minutes/seconds) 3/2/1 1/4/21 0.002 Intensity of headache (0-100) 51.1 22.6 75.4 25.1 0.01 Dull headache 3 (30%) 1 (2.94%) 0.03 Neurologic deficit associated with headache 15 (83.33%) 19 (52.77%) 0.03 [acrabstracts.org]

Headache, especially thunderclap headache, was more frequent in RCVS (both p 0.0001). [n.neurology.org]

[…] methotrexate therapy Improvement Present case 52 Female 9 CP vascultis Headache Intensification MTX therapy Improvement Case presentation A 52-year-old North African Tunisian Caucasian woman was admitted with a six-week history of headache to hospital [jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com]

She also developed seizures and MRA of her head revealed cerebral infarct, with findings suggestive of cerebral angiitis. She did not recover and expired 20 days after presentation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Table 1 Literature review Pirani and Bennet, 1951[ 1 ] 22 Male 16 CP and systemic vasculitis Depressed MS, seizures NR Exitus Sokoloff and Bunim, 1957[ 2 ] 64 Male 30 CP and systemic vasculitis NR GC Exitus Johnson et al. 1959[ 3 ] 37 Female 1 year 8  [jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com]

A forty six year old woman was admitted to our unit with a 24 hour history of confusion, vomiting, dysphasia, and a generalised seizure. [jnnp.bmj.com]

[…] uneasiness with cause difficult to identify Weight loss Arthritis Black discoloration of skin primarily on the extremities Severe inadequate blood supply to the extremities Ischemic stroke, hemorrhages and a progressive encephalopathy with or without seizures [en.wikipedia.org]

Headache and encephalopathy are the most frequent symptoms. Stroke occurs in about 20% of patients. Blood tests reflecting inflammation are usually normal, but magnetic resonance imaging of the brain is... [link.springer.com]

General feeling of discomfort or uneasiness with cause difficult to identify Weight loss Arthritis Black discoloration of skin primarily on the extremities Severe inadequate blood supply to the extremities Ischemic stroke, hemorrhages and a progressive encephalopathy [en.wikipedia.org]

Most commonly seen are headache, stroke and encephalopathy but myelopathies, cranial nerve palsies, dementia and seizures are also recognized. 1, 2 Methods used in diagnosis are highly variable, particularly regarding the importance placed upon cerebral [academic.oup.com]

Hermisson M, Klein R, Schmidt F, Weller M, Kuker W (2002) Myelopathy in primary Sjogren’s syndrome: diagnostic and therapeutic aspects. Acta Neurol Scand 105:450–453 PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar 31. [link.springer.com]

Isolated myelopathies have also been reported [ Salvarani et al. 2008 ]. Example of MRI findings in cerebral vasculitis (T2w and T1w after gadolinium). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed normal appearance, white blood cells 5   10 6 /l and red blood cells 2   10 6 /l; glucose was mildly elevated at 4.8 mmol/l and total protein was 0.21 g/l with no xanthochromia. No oligoclonal bands were seen. [academic.oup.com]

Anemia, thrombocytosis, elevated liver enzymes and low complement are frequent associated findings. Complement consumption preferentially is present in vasculitides associated with immune complexes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The emergency CCT-scan revealed massive generalized brain edema. Artificial ventilation was necessary. [bmcneurol.biomedcentral.com]

Moreover, in less than 5% of patients, progressive vasoconstriction occurs resulting in major ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, progressive brain edema, and potentially death. [clevelandclinicmeded.com]