Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System (PACNS) is a rare cause of inflammation of the small and medium vessels of the brain, leptomeninges and spinal cord. It often masquerades as other ...

A healthy young man has been left with permanent brain damage after a headache turned out to be a rare condition. Martin ...

uke.de Objective To describe patterns of diagnostic findings, and identify subgroups of primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS). Methods We retrospectively analysed 31 patients with ...

Man left brain damaged after headache turned out to be ‘one in a million’ condition - The incredibly rare condition affects ...

A variety of neurologic insults can cause CNS vasculitis (Table 2), and it can also be a primary disease (i.e. primary angiitis of the CNS [PACNS]). Table 2 Secondary causes of vasculitis of the ...

A once healthy young man has been left permanently brain damaged after a headache turned out to be a “one in a million” condition which almost killed him. Martin Griffiths, a 25-year-old from Boston, ...

AS Martin Griffiths lay in his hospital bed in an induced coma, his family and friends thought: “This is it.” All 21 of them ...

Furthermore, an international survey of physicians managing PACNS revealed that glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide are commonly used for induction therapy, with most physicians continuing ...