Diagnosis and Evaluation of Stroke: Mechanism - Vasculitis
Creator
Danny Alevy; Amanda D. Henderson, MD
Affiliation
(DA) Medical Student, Medical College of Georgia; (ADH) Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
In this video, we discuss the diagnosis and evaluation of several vasculitides linked to an increase in risk for cerebral ischemic stroke. We focus on ANCA-associated vasculitides, polyarteritis nodosa, Takayasu arteritis, lupus vasculitis, and Susac syndrome, while highlighting their key symptoms and lab findings.