In patients with MPO-positive ANCA-associated vasculitis, the excess inflammation causes cerebral small vessel disease even before the disease is…
Catarina Silva, MSc
With over three years of experience in the medical communications business, Catarina holds a BSc. in Biomedical Sciences and a MSc. in Neurosciences. Apart from writing, she has been involved in patient-oriented translational and clinical research.
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Articles by Catarina Silva, MSc
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) testing is useful for the early diagnosis of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) in patients with central nervous…
A patient in New York was diagnosed with ANCA-associated vasculitis and compromised kidney function caused by levamisole-adulterated cocaine, which…