Restricted accessCase reportFirst published online 2018-4
Magnetic resonance imaging in central nervous system vasculitis in a patient affected by crioglobulin-negative hepatitis C virus infection: A likely correlation
A 56-year-old man with behavioural disorders and facial-brachio-crural right hemiparesis presented with a brain lesion studied with computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and brain biopsy, leading to the diagnosis of cerebral vasculitis. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in a phase of activity, without cryoglobulins, was also detected. Brain biopsy, laboratory analysis and response to a specific therapy supported the diagnosis of central nervous system vasculitis that was HCV related.
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