Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome in a Young Female: A Case Report
Published: January 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/30602.11118
Neeraj Wadhwa, Udit Chauhan, Sachin Agarwal, Sanjay Pandey, Sunil Kumar Puri
1. Senior Resident, Department of Radiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Radiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of Radiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
4. Professor, Department of Neurology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
5. Professor and Head, Department of Radiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Neeraj Wadhwa,
BA-66, Shalimar Bagh, Near Gyan Shakti Mandir, New Delhi-110088, India.
E-mail: drneerajwadhwa@yahoo.in
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS) is a syndrome mimicking diverse clinical and radiological conditions. Pathologically there is altered cerebral vascular tone without histological evidence of active inflammation or vasculitis. Most common clinical presentation is hyper acute thunderclap headache with or without neurological deficit. It poses a great diagnostic dilemma; however knowledge of symptoms and radiological manifestations can help in accurate diagnosis and treatment.
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