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Cerebral vasculitis due to nickel hypersensitivity: a case of intracranial “device syndrome”

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Abbreviations

AMA:

anti-mitochondrial autoantibodies

ASMA:

anti-smooth muscle antibodies

cANCA:

cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

EMIs:

endovascular metal implants

ICA:

internal carotid artery

pANCA:

perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

PCNSV:

primary CNS vasculitis

SCNSV:

secondary CNS vasculitis

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  1. Department of Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Sciences, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy

    A. Digiovanni

  2. Department of Radiology, University “G. D’Annunzio” of Chieti, Chieti, Italy

    L. Gentile & M. Caulo

  3. Department of Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Sciences, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy

    M. Caulo, M. Onofrj & S. L. Sensi

  4. Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit, “SS Annunziata” Hospital, Chieti, Italy

    M. V. De Angelis

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Digiovanni, A., Gentile, L., Caulo, M. et al. Cerebral vasculitis due to nickel hypersensitivity: a case of intracranial “device syndrome”. Neurol Sci 43, 6111–6115 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06149-x

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