Fig. 2
From: Cerebral large artery stenosis and occlusion in POEMS syndrome
A patient with POEMS syndrome in whom stenosis improved on follow-up magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Brain MRA (A) of a 34-year-old woman revealed stenosis (Grade 1) of the right anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and internal carotid artery (ICA). Diagnosis was POEMS syndrome and treatment began with thalidomide and dexamethasone, followed by lenalidomide and dexamethasone, and autologous peripheral blood stem-cell transplantation. Although the right ACA stenosis remained, the right ICA stenosis was improved and the flow signal of the cerebral arteries was thickened overall on follow-up MRA (B) 30 months after the initial MRA