"When should primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) be suspected?": literature review and proposal of a preliminary screening algorithm.

Cristina SartiAntonella PicchioniRoberta TeleseMarco PasiYlenia FailliGiovanni PracucciDaniele CammelliDomenico Inzitari

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2020)

Our review provides a detailed clinical/neuroradiological picture of PACNS. The proposed algorithm should be regarded as a preliminary screening tool to move the first steps towards PACNS diagnosis that needs validation.

Keyphrases

machine learning
deep learning
case report
pulmonary embolism
neural network
cerebrospinal fluid