Five vasculitides whose effects are localized to the CNS

Five vasculitides whose effects are localized to the CNS

What are five vasculitides whose effects are localized to the CNS? 

Cogan’s syndrome produces vestibular and/or auditory dysfunction with episodic acute interstitial keratitis, scleritis, or episcleritis. 

Eales’ syndrome is an isolated peripheral retinal vasculitis. Both of these rare syndromes tend to afflict young adults. 

Spinal cord arteritis is a diagnosis of exclusion, because many diseases may present with myelopathy.

Among these diseases is granulomatous angiitis of the nervous system , the most severe isolated CNS vasculitic syndrome. 

Susac syndrome is characterized by encephalopathy, branch retinal artery occlusion, and hearing loss.

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