Central Nervous System Lesions Associated with Crohn's Disease

Central nervous system vasculitis is an exceptional extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease. Reported here are 2 cases, highlighting the difficulty of differential diagnosis with multiple sclerosis and stressing the importance of early immunosuppressive therapy.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neuroimaging 1997-07, Vol.7 (3), p.195-198
Hauptverfasser:	Brohee, P., Violon, P., Mavroudakis, N., Pirotte, B., Brotchi, J., Zegers de Be, D., Hildebrand, J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Central Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis Central Nervous System Diseases - etiology Crohn Disease - complications Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Multiple Sclerosis - diagnosis Vasculitis - diagnosis Vasculitis - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Central nervous system vasculitis is an exceptional extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease. Reported here are 2 cases, highlighting the difficulty of differential diagnosis with multiple sclerosis and stressing the importance of early immunosuppressive therapy.
ISSN:	1051-2284 1552-6569
DOI:	10.1111/jon199773195