Abstract:BACKGROUNDGranulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a form of vasculitis associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, characterized by granulomatous inflammation and varied degrees of focal necrotizing vasculitis, affecting medium and small blood vessels. This disease has a tropism to the respiratory tract and kidneys. Among the neurological manifestations, peripheral neuropathy is the most common type of neurological involvement and central nervous system involvement has been reported in 7-11% of pa… Show more
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