Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System: From Psychiatry to Neurology. (31st October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Leonardi, Joel; Saleh, Christian; Jaszczuk, Phillip; Blackham, Kristine A.; Zechel, Sabrina; Wilmes, Stefanie; Hund-Georgiadis, Margret
• Other Names: Litofsky Norman S. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in neurological medicine. Volume 2019(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-10-31
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Neurology; Nervous System Diseases; Nervous system -- Diseases; Neurology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1155/2019/8074258
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6676

Abstract

Abstract : We present a case of a 54-year-old man with primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) who was initially admitted to a psychiatric clinic with a diagnosis of delirium. We discuss the difficulty in establishing the diagnosis of PACNS and provide the reader with some recommendations on how to promptly and correctly diagnose this disease in order to avoid potentially lethal outcomes.