PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Marder, C.P.
AU  - Donohue, M.M.
AU  - Weinstein, J.R
AU  - Fink, K.R.
TI  - Multimodal Imaging of Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome: A Series of 6 Cases
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A2964
DP  - 2012 Aug 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1403--1411
VI  - 33
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/33/7/1403.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/33/7/1403.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2012 Aug 01; 33
AB  - SUMMARY: RCVS is a clinical condition of recurrent severe headaches that may be associated with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke and that is defined by the presence of segmental vasoconstriction in multiple cerebral arteries. The angiographic appearance resembles vasculitis, except that the abnormalities resolve during the course of several months. Because the treatment of RCVS differs from that for vasculitis, radiologists must understand the clinical and radiologic features so as to better guide imaging algorithms and facilitate diagnosis. We present a series of 6 cases of RCVS that highlight the imaging features across multiple modalities. IPHintraparenchymal hemorrhageMIPmaximum intensity projectionNSAIDnonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugPACNSprimary angiitis of the CNSPRESposterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeRCVSreversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromeSDHsubdural hematomaTCDtranscranial Doppler