DOI: 10.12890/2017_000784

Partial Seizures as the First Manifestation of Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System

Authors

  • Elisa Brauns Service de Médecine Interne, CHU Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
  • Sophie Schuind Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
  • Laetitia Lebrun Service d’Anatomo-pathologie, CHU Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
  • Valentine Inthasot Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital d’Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
  • Frédéric Vandergheynst Service de Médecine Interne, CHU Erasme, Brussels, Belgium

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Abstract

A young woman presented with initial epileptic seizures and multiple ‘mass-like’ lesions seen on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Given this presentation and her past medical history, a cerebral biopsy was performed to rule out malignancy, but showed a necrotizing cerebral vasculitis. We describe this case to reinforce the view that primary central nervous system vasculitis (PCNSV) should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a cerebral mass, even if uncommon.

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Published

2017-12-27

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2018)

How to Cite

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Brauns E, Schuind S, Lebrun L, Inthasot V, Vandergheynst F. Partial Seizures as the First Manifestation of Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 27 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];5(2). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/784

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