| Cerebral arteriopathy with extracranial artery involvement in a patient with ulcerative colitis. | |
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PMID: 16364366 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Arteriopathy of the central nervous system (CNS) complicated with ulcerative colitis is a rare condition, moreover the involvement of extracranial arteries has not been documented. An 18-year-old female complained of a severe pulsatile headache and nausea. She had been diagnosed and treated for ulcerative colitis for four years. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed normal results; however, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed severe irregularity of the intracerebral arteries. After treatment with prednisolone, the patient fully recovered and the irregularity of the intracerebral arteries was dramatically improved. Vasculitis was strongly suggested as the cause of arteriopathy of the CNS in the present case. Involvement of extracranial arteries such as the carotid artery was also incidentally discovered by duplex ultrasonography and the HLA typing suggested genetic susceptibility to Takayasu's arteritis. Findings from our patient suggest that extracranial arterial involvement should be considered in the case of arteriopathy of the CNS associated with ulcerative colitis. |
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Authors:
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Tatsuya Nomoto; Takehiko Nagao; Kyugo Hirabayashi; Takehiro Seta; Masayuki Yokochi; Ken-ichiro Katsura; Yasuo Katayama |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2005-12-20 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the neurological sciences Volume: 243 ISSN: 0022-510X ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurol. Sci. Publication Date: 2006 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-03-22 Completed Date: 2006-06-01 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375403 Medline TA: J Neurol Sci Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 87-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Ebara Hospital, Tokyo 145-0065, Japan. nomotatsu@jichi.ac.jp |
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Adolescent Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use Carotid Artery Diseases / drug therapy, radiography, ultrasonography Carotid Artery, External / pathology, physiopathology, radiography Cerebral Angiography Cerebral Arteries / pathology*, physiopathology*, radiography Colitis, Ulcerative / complications* Female Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics HLA Antigens / genetics, immunology Humans Magnetic Resonance Angiography Prednisolone / therapeutic use Takayasu Arteritis / diagnosis, drug therapy, genetics Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / complications*, diagnosis*, drug therapy |
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0/Anti-Inflammatory Agents; 0/HLA Antigens; 50-24-8/Prednisolone |
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