Naslov
Connective tissue diseases and vasculitides with nervous system involvement

Autori
Čikeš, Nada ; Mayer, M ; Zurak, Niko

Izvornik
Neurologia Croatica (0353-8842) 48 (1999), 4; 191-215

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
nervous system; connective tissue diseases; vasculitis

Sažetak
Nervous system disorder can be a manifestation of various connective tissue diseases: lupus erythematosus systemicus, Sjoegren's syndrome, overlap syndromes, systemic vasculitides. Neurological complications of connective tissue diseases and vasculitides could develop due to ichemia secondary to vascula occlusion, they could also be due to a specific immune response directed against antigens in the nervous system, or reflect an overlapping separate autoimmune neurologic disease. Disorder can develop early in the course of the disease, it can be either insignificant or dominant lesion with clinical features ranging from mild neurologic or psychiatric manifestations to severe seizures, cerebrovascular accidents or psychosis. New diagnostic possibilities, particularly imaging methods provide more accurate and early diagnosis as well as new data on the character of the lesion. With better understanding of the pathogenesis of nervous system disorders, new treatment modalities will be created.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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