Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome

Neurol India. 2009 Jan-Feb;57(1):63-5. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.48816.

Abstract

Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes (RCVS) are a group of disorders that have in common an acute presentation with headache, reversible vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries, with or without neurological signs and symptoms. In contrast to primary central nervous system vasculitis, they have a relatively benign course. We describe here a patient who was diagnosed with RCVS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / surgery
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / physiopathology*
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / surgery
  • Female
  • Headache / etiology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Syndrome
  • Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / physiopathology*
  • Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / surgery
  • Vasoconstriction / physiology*