Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS): differential diagnosis

Evidence-based neurology checklist on reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (rcvs): differential diagnosis: Differential diagnosis Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) Migraine Stroke Predictors of RCVS against PACNS…

Differential diagnosis

  • Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS)
  • Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES)
  • Migraine
  • Stroke

Predictors of RCVS against PACNS

Predictors of PACNS against RCVS

References

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