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. 2008 May 30;26(1):23–29. doi: 10.1159/000135649

Table 1.

Clinical and imaging findings in patients with cerebral vasculitis

Patient No. Sex Age Clin. pres. Location Diagnosis Remarks T2 DWI MRA Wall thick. Wall enhan. DSA
1 S.G. F 2 stroke M1 R cPACNS1 abnormal res. dif. abnormal 0 0 n.a.
2 M.S. F 3 stroke carotid T L, ACA bilaterally cPACNS1 moyamoya disease, bypass surgery abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
3 P.B. F 3 stroke PCA L, basilar artery, carotid T R cPACNS1 abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
4 J.F. F 4 stroke carotid T R and P1 R cPACNS1 abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
5 T.S. M 4 TIA basilar and vertebral arteries bilaterally varicella-zoster virus normal no res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
6 M.K. F 5 TIA carotid T L cPACNS1 abnormal no res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
7 R.K. F 9 stroke carotid T L cPACNS1 abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
8 B.K. F 10 stroke carotid T L varicella-zoster virus abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
9 H.C. F 16 stroke multiple small arteries PACNS biopsy proven abnormal no res. dif. normal + + normal
10 J.G. F 18 stroke carotid T L PACNS1 parenchymal enhancement abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
11 J.B. F 24 bleed multiple small arteries Crohn's disease bleeds abnormal no res. dif. abnormal + + multiple stenoses
12 M.B. M 26 TIA carotid T L varicella-zoster virus IgM antibodies in CSF normal no res. dif. abnormal + + stenosis
13 K.W. M 29 TIA M1 and C1 bilaterally PACNS1 normal no res. dif. abnormal + 0 n.a.
14 K.G. F 29 stroke A1 bilaterally and M1 L HIV and CMV abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
15 C.T. M 33 stroke carotid T R PACNS1 deep white matter stroke abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
16 A.M. F 37 TIA ICA + M1 R PACNS2 biopsy proven abnormal no res. dif. abnormal + + stenosis
17 R.F. M 37 stroke ICA bilateral PACNS1 biopsy inconclusive abnormal no res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
18 C.M. M 44 stroke carotid T bilaterally HIV and HSV massive infarct abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
19 C.P. M 45 stroke carotid T bilaterally PACNS1 infarct abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + multiple stenoses
20 E.M. F 49 stroke M1 bilaterally LE, CMV infection biopsy inconclusive abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
21 K.L. M 50 stroke M1 L APA biopsy inconclusive abnormal no res. dif. normal + 0 n.a.
22 B.D. F 51 stroke ICA bilaterally HSV vasculitis biopsy inconclusive abnormal no res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
23 S.T. F 53 stroke carotid T bilaterally systemic sclerosis infarct abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + multiple stenoses
24 L.S. F 54 stroke carotid T and small arteries bilaterally PACNS abnormal res. dif. abnormal 0 0
25 B.U. M 62 stroke carotid T bilaterally PACNS1 abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
26 K.K. M 68 TIA carotid T R giant cell vasculitis2 biopsy proven abnormal res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.
27 K.S. F 76 stroke ICA T bilaterally, M1 L basilar artery PACNS2 biopsy proven abnormal no res. dif. abnormal + + n.a.

ACA = Anterior cerebral artery; PCA = posterior cerebral artery; ICA = internal carotid artery; M1 = segment of the middle cerebral artery; L = left; R = right; HSV = herpes simplex virus; CMV = cytomegalovirus; APA = antiphospholipid antibodies; LE = lupus erythematosus; Wall thick. = wall thickening; Wall enhan. = wall enhancement; 0 = negative; + = positive; res. dif. = restricted diffusion of protons.

1

As defined by Calabrese et al. [6].

2

Biopsy proven.