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Comparison
of Clinical and Diagnostic Characteristics of Benign Angiopathy of the
Central Nervous System and Granulomatous Angiitis of the Central Nervous System |
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BACNS
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GACNS
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| Patients |
Female-predominant
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Male-predominant
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| Disease onset |
Acute
|
Chronic
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| Clinical course |
Monophasic
|
Recurrent
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| CSF findings |
Normal
|
Abnormal
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| Abnormal angiography |
100%
|
15%
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| Diagnostic modality |
Angiography
|
CNS
biopsy
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| Treatment |
GC
and Ca-Blockers
|
GC
and CYC
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| Outcomes |
Excellent*
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Good†
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| CSF
= cerebrospinal fluid; CNS = central nervous system; GC = glucocorticoids;
CYC = cyclophosphamide; Ca-Blockers = calcium channel blockers * 100% of BACNS patients had mild to no disability on the Barthel Index15 at follow-up † 86% of GACNS patients showed mild to no disability and 14% moderate to severe disability on the Barthel Index15 at follow-up |
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2004 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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