TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 40. Vasculitis of the Central Nervous System A1 - Hellmann, David B. A2 - Imboden, John B. A2 - Hellmann, David B. A2 - Stone, John H. Y1 - 2013 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 3e AB - Central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis is not a single disease but a collection of conditions that cause inflammatory damage of blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord. About half of the cases have no known cause and are therefore classified as primary vasculitis of the CNS. The other half of the cases arise in the setting of some other disorder, often a rheumatic disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus, and are classified as secondary forms of CNS vasculitis. Primary vasculitis of the CNS has been referred to by many names. Bowing to tradition, this chapter will use the term “primary angiitis of the CNS” (PACNS). SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57273670 ER -