Primary central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis is a rare, frequently misdiagnosed condition that affects the brain and spinal cord and is characterized by a variety of neurologic symptoms at ...

Are autoimmune diseases fatal? Normally, your immune system fights off disease and protects your body from infection. However, when you have an autoimmune disease, your immune system ...

This diagnostic strategy is not without problems. Angiography has a poor sensitivity and specificity (see Table 2 for the sensitivities and specificities of the diagnostic tests for vasculitis) for ...

Most people with scleroderma have autoantibodies. Several scleroderma-specific antibodies have been identified. These can help with diagnosis and give insight into the type of disease you may ...

The diagnosis and evaluation of CNS vasculitis with conventional MRI is challenging, and angiography and biopsy findings can also be negative in patients who have the condition. We have, therefore, a ...

Current treatment strategies for patients with central nervous system vasculitis are not based on high-grade scientific evidence but rather expert opinion, according to a speaker at the Biologic ...