Involvement of the Central Nervous System in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Its Clinical Manifestations and Analysis by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Yukio ANDO; Sunako KAI; Eiichiro UYAMA; Kazuhiro IYONAGA; Yoichiro HASHIMOTO; Makoto UCHINO; Masayuki ANDO

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.34.188

Yukio ANDO, Sunako KAI, Eiichiro UYAMA, Kazuhiro IYONAGA, Yoichiro HASHIMOTO, Makoto UCHINO, Masayuki ANDO

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Keywords: RA, cerebral ischemia, MRI, vasculitis

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1995 Volume 34 Issue 3 Pages 188-191

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.34.188

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Abstract

A rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient showed high signal intensity in the subcortical region of the frontal and occipital lobes on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Histopathological examination in the autopsy specimen revealed severe systemic vasculitis. Additional radiological and laboratory studies revealed that transient cerebral ischemia induced by vasculitis occurred in this patient.
(Internal Medicine 34: 188-191, 1995)

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