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(Stroke. 1971;2:232.)
© 1971 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Fatal Foam Cell Arteritis of the Brain After Irradiation for Hodgkin's Disease: Angiography and Pathology

A. ROBERT KAGAN M.D.¹; DANIEL W. BRUCE M.D.²; GIOVANNI DI CHIRO M.D.³

¹ Division of Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles, California, 90029
² Department of Pathologic Anatomy, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20014
³ Section on Neuroradiology, National Institutes of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland, 20014

A case of foam cell arteritis of the brain following irradiation of the neighboring structures for Hodgkin's disease is described. A differential diagnosis of the unique angiographical findings is presented.

The etiology of foam cell arteritis restricted to the brain is considered. It is hoped that the experience of this case encourages a careful neuroradiological and neuropathological examination of the brain in all patients with Hodgkin's disease who present with the stroke syndrome.

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