Preferred Name

Vasculitis, Central Nervous System [Disease/Finding]
Synonyms

Central Nervous System Vasculitis

Central Nervous System Angiitis

Angiitis, Central Nervous System

CNS Vasculitis

Vasculitis, Central Nervous System

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000004098

altLabel

Central Nervous System Vasculitis

Central Nervous System Angiitis

Angiitis, Central Nervous System

CNS Vasculitis

Vasculitis, Central Nervous System

cui

C0751878

MESH DEFINITION

Inflammation of blood vessels within the central nervous system. Primary vasculitis is usually caused by autoimmune or idiopathic factors, while secondary vasculitis is caused by existing disease process. Clinical manifestations are highly variable but include HEADACHE; SEIZURES; behavioral alterations; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; and BRAIN INFARCTION. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp856-61)

MESH DUI

D020293

MeSH name

Vasculitis, Central Nervous System

MESH UI

M0328658

NDFRT kind

DISEASE_KIND

notation

N0000004098

NUI

N0000004098

prefLabel

Vasculitis, Central Nervous System [Disease/Finding]

tui

T047

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000004092

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