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Symptom Clusters May Eliminate Lumbar Puncture in Childhood CNS Vasculitis


 

FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CANADIAN RHEUMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION

She described the case of a girl who had seizures as her only symptom, but they did not improve with antiseizure medications. "As part of her work-up for more aggressive antiseizure therapy – which would be surgery – she had a brain biopsy that showed inflammation. We treated the inflammation and she is now seizure free," Dr. Cellucci said. "So I think that’s where it maybe becomes important to really figure out, how do we identify these kids and get them on the right therapy, because it is reversible for them."

Dr. Cellucci said that she had no relevant financial disclosures.

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