Cerebral infarction in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Cerebral involvement associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is rare. It is not influenced by treatment and the presentation can be varied. We describe a case of cerebral infarction secondary to vasculitis in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 1988, Vol.90 (3), p.261-263
Hauptverfasser:	Gururaj, A.K., Chand, R.Pratap, Chuah, S.P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arthritis, Juvenile - complications Arthritis, Juvenile - drug therapy Aspirin - therapeutic use Cerebral Infarction - diagnostic imaging Cerebral Infarction - etiology cerebral vasculitis Female Humans Infant Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis Phenytoin - therapeutic use Radiography Seizures - drug therapy Seizures - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Cerebral involvement associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is rare. It is not influenced by treatment and the presentation can be varied. We describe a case of cerebral infarction secondary to vasculitis in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
ISSN:	0303-8467 1872-6968
DOI:	10.1016/0303-8467(88)90034-0