Cerebral Wegener’s Granuloma : Surgery Mandatory for Diagnosis and Treatment
Joint Authors
Nicolosi, Federico
Spena, Giannantonio
Fontanella, Marco Maria
Migliorati, Karol
Nodari, Giovanni
Esposito, Giacomo
Roca, Elena
Stefini, Roberto
Panciani, Pier Paolo
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The involvement of the central nervous system in case of Wegener granulomatosis (WG) is infrequent and usually leads to cranial nerve abnormalities, cerebrovascular events, and seizures.
Meningeal involvement is quite rare and usually is due to the spreading from adjacent disease in the skull base.
We described the case of a remote intraparenchymal Wegener’s granuloma in a 55-year-old man presenting with seizures and a history of severe generalized WG.
The radiological findings were not useful for the diagnosis, and the pharmacological treatment was ineffective.
The importance of a surgery in case of localized WG has been emphasized, in order to confirm the diagnosis and to avoid additional medicaments, like antiepileptic drugs, potentially harmful in immunosuppressed patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nicolosi, Federico& Nodari, Giovanni& Spena, Giannantonio& Roca, Elena& Migliorati, Karol& Esposito, Giacomo…[et al.]. 2013. Cerebral Wegener’s Granuloma : Surgery Mandatory for Diagnosis and Treatment. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nicolosi, Federico…[et al.]. Cerebral Wegener’s Granuloma : Surgery Mandatory for Diagnosis and Treatment. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nicolosi, Federico& Nodari, Giovanni& Spena, Giannantonio& Roca, Elena& Migliorati, Karol& Esposito, Giacomo…[et al.]. Cerebral Wegener’s Granuloma : Surgery Mandatory for Diagnosis and Treatment. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495765
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495765