Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA): management

Evidence-based neurology checklist on granulomatosis with polyangiitis (gpa): management: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain: features Enlarged pituitary gland Thickened pituitary stalk Absent T1 posterior pituitary hyperintense signal Hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis Sellar mass with…

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain: features

  • Enlarged pituitary gland
  • Thickened pituitary stalk
  • Absent T1 posterior pituitary hyperintense signal
  • Hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis
  • Sellar mass with central cystic lesion 

Other investigations

Treatment

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References

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