Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy with cerebral involvement.
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چکیده
In a patient with angiographically proven cerebral vasculitis five months after acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) neurological symptoms promptly responded to steroid treatment. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed a lymphocytic pleocytosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed multifocal white matter lesions in the hemispheres and the brain stem suggesting a diffuse subcortical vasculitis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 54 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991