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Mimics
of Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System
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Systemic
Vasculitides and Connective Tissue Diseases
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Infection
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Neoplasm
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Miscellaneous
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Polyarteritis
nodosa
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Viral
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Hodgkin's
and
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma |
Fibromuscular
dysplasia
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Allergic
granulomatosis
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Bacterial
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Leukemia
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Moyamoya
disease
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Vasculitis
with
conncetive tissue disease |
Fungal
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Atrial
myxoma
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Thrombotic
thrombocytopenic purpura |
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Henoch-Schönlein
purpura
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Rickettsial
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Malignant
angioendotheliomatosis |
Cerebrovascular
atherosclerosis
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Wegener's
granulomatosis
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Embolic
disease
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Temporal
and Takayasu's arteritis
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Antiphospholipid
syndrome
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Behcet's
syndrome
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Drug
exposure
(sympathomimetic drugs) |
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Systemic
lupus erythematosus
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Sarcoidosis
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Lymphomatoid
granulomatosis
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