Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS): radiological differentials
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS): radiological differentials. Arteriovenous malformations (AVM), Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA).
Vascular differentials
- Arteriovenous malformations (AVM)
- Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)
- Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES)
- CADASIL
- Susac’s syndrome
- Hereditary endotheliopathy with retinopathy, nephropathy, and stroke (HERNS)
Haemorrhagic differentials
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Infectious differentials
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Neoplastic differentials
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Inflammatory differentials
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Angiographic differentials
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Other differentials
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Acronym
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References
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