Transcranial Doppler sonography to monitor cerebral vasculitis

Joel C. Morgenlander, Rex M. McCallum, Tom Devlin, Margaret S. Moore, Linda Gray, Mark J. Alberts

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Abstract

We describe a patient with cerebral vasculitis treated with prednisone and cyclophosphamide and followed by serial transcranial Doppler sonography and arteriography. Proximal cerebral angiographic abnormalities correlated with transcranial Doppler abnormalities. The abnormalities gradually normalized with treatment and correlated with the findings of followup arteriography, which also showed improvement in the vascular morphology. Transcranial Doppler sonography is useful in following proximal cerebral vascular abnormalities in some cases of cerebral vasculitis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)561-563
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Rheumatology
Volume23
Issue number3
StatePublished - Mar 22 1996

Keywords

  • Cerebrovascular disease
  • Stroke
  • Transcranial doppler sonography
  • Vasculitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Rheumatology
  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology

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