Rheumatoid meningitis. Issue 4 (30th March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nihat, Akin; Chinthapalli, Krishna; Bridges, Leslie; Johns, Paul; Sofat, Nidhi; Moynihan, Barry
• Is Part Of: Practical neurology. Volume 16:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 312
• Page End: 314
• Publication Date: 2016-03-30
• Subjects: STROKE -- SPEECH -- IMMUNOLOGY -- STEROIDS -- NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; Neurology -- Periodicals; 616.8005
• DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2015-001306
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1474-7758

Abstract

Abstract : Rheumatoid meningitis is a rare, potentially treatable condition that can mimic a wide range of neurological conditions, including vascular syndromes and encephalopathies. Despite a concurrent history of rheumatoid arthritis, patients often have no active synovitis. Here we describe a patient with rheumatoid meningitis who presented to a hyperacute stroke unit with dysarthria on waking and transient facial droop.