Abstract:
PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article summarizes the current evidence on the management of primary and secondary central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis. RECENT FINDINGS:Two recent retrospective cohort studies have described the treatment and outcomes of patients with adult primary central nervous system vasculitis (PCNSV). Although the majority of the patients (>60%) responded to therapy with glucocorticoids alone or in conjunction with cyclophosphamide (CYC) and tended to improve during the follow-up period, an overall increased mortality was observed. The treatment response and the outcomes appeared primarily related to the size of the vessels involved in the inflammatory process. The involvement of small cortical/leptomeningeal vessels was associated with a more benign course, whereas the involvement of larger/proximal cerebral vessels was related to a less favorable prognosis and identified cases that should be treated more aggressively. Glucocorticoids combined with CYC are the mainstay of therapy for secondary CNS vasculitis. Observational studies have documented the efficacy of rituximab as induction therapy in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) and CNS disease, while the role of antitumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents is more controversial. Case series have demonstrated the efficacy of anti-TNF agents in patients with neuro-Behçet's disease. Tocilizumab may also be effective in this condition. SUMMARY:Recognition of findings at diagnosis that predict the course or outcomes of PCNSV may serve as guide for therapy. Biological agents may provide benefit to difficult-to-treat patients with CNS involvement secondary to AAV and Behçet's disease.
journal_name
Curr Opin Rheumatoljournal_title
Current opinion in rheumatologyauthors
Salvarani C,Pipitone N,Hunder GGdoi
10.1097/BOR.0000000000000229subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-01-01 00:00:00pages
21-8issue
1eissn
1040-8711issn
1531-6963pii
00002281-201601000-00006journal_volume
28pub_type
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
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更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/BOR.0b013e3282f370d1
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-199405000-00015
更新日期:1994-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-199607000-00015
更新日期:1996-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-199102000-00020
更新日期:1991-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1998-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2000-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
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更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
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更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
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更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
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