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Revista del Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico "Arnaldo Milián Castro"

2012, Number 3

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Acta Med Cent 2012; 6 (3)

Granulomatous angiitis of the central nervous system. Autopsy Report

González AI, Pedraza ANE

Language: Spanish
References: 10
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ABSTRACT

The medical history and post-mortem findings of a 29-year-old male who was admitted to the Neurology Department due to headache and bilateral amaurosis are reported. His evolution was torpid, with sustained headache, behavioral changes, visual hallucinations and psychomotor agitation. The patient died at 18 days of hospital stay. At necropsy, it was found a granulomatous angiitis of the central nervous system with extensive hemorrhagic infarcts in the bilateral temporo-occipital lobes and the brainstem associated with severe cerebral edema.


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