Isolated angiitis of central nervous system with pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid.
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Isolated angiitis of central nervous system with pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid.
We report the case of a 32-year-old woman with isolated angiitis of the central nervous system. This case shows that high levels of pleocytosis may not rule out isolated angiitis of the central nervous system if this diagnosis can be considered on clinical grounds.
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.74.867.43