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The Contribution of Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging to the Diagnosis of Primary and Secondary Central Nervous System Vasculitis

Serena D’Aniello,
Arianna Rustici,
Laura Ludovica Gramegna,
Claudia Godi,
Laura Piccolo,
Mauro Gentile,
Andrea Zini,
Alessandro Carrozzi,
Raffaele Lodi and
Luigi Cirillo
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Diagnostics2024, 14(9), 927;https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14090927

29 April 2024

Background: To describe high-resolution brain vessel wall MRI (VW-MRI) patterns and morphological brain findings in central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis patients. Methods: Fourteen patients with confirmed CNS Vasculitis from two tertiary centers u...

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3,630 Views

9 Pages

Isolated Central Nervous System Vasculitides in COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Series

Domizia Vecchio,
Francesca Moretto,
Samuel Padelli,
Francesca Grossi,
Roberto Cantello and
Rosanna Vaschetto

Reports2022, 5(3), 36;https://doi.org/10.3390/reports5030036

6 September 2022

Cerebral vasculitides, both isolated or in systemic disorders, could be triggered by infections, and few cases have been associated to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study searched for publications in Pubmed, EMBASE, and Cochrane library d...

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Amyloidosis and Glomerular Diseases in Familial Mediterranean Fever

Rossella Siligato,
Guido Gembillo,
Vincenzo Calabrese,
Giovanni Conti and
Domenico Santoro

Medicina2021, 57(10), 1049;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57101049

1 October 2021

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a genetic autoinflammatory disease with autosomal recessive transmission, characterized by periodic fever attacks with self-limited serositis. Secondary amyloidosis due to amyloid A renal deposition represents th...

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Neurofilament Light Chain in Serum and CSF as a Potential Biomarker for Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System

Christina Krüger,
Hans Pinnschmidt,
Maximilian Wilmes,
Justina Dargvainiene,
Frank Leypoldt,
Alexander Seiler,
Daniela Berg,
Tim Magnus and
Milani Deb-Chatterji

Cells2025, 14(13), 966;https://doi.org/10.3390/cells14130966

24 June 2025

Background: Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) is a rare vasculitis affecting CNS blood vessels, posing diagnostic challenges due to the limited specificity of the established diagnostic tools. Neurofilament light chain (NfL) migh...

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Comprehensive Therapeutic Approaches to Tuberculous Meningitis: Pharmacokinetics, Combined Dosing, and Advanced Intrathecal Therapies

Ahmad Khalid Madadi and
Moon-Jun Sohn

Pharmaceutics2024, 16(4), 540;https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics16040540

14 April 2024

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) presents a critical neurologic emergency characterized by high mortality and morbidity rates, necessitating immediate therapeutic intervention, often ahead of definitive microbiological and molecular diagnoses. The primar...

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