title: Severe supraaortal atherosclerotic disease resembling Takayasu's Arteritis.
abstract: We report a case of a 64 year-old man whose clinical presentation and neuroimaging findings strikingly resembled those found in Takayasu's Arteritis which is characterized by the triad of absent radial pulses, ischemic retinopathy, and carotid sinus hyperreflexia causing syncopes. Angiographically, the patient exhibited severe atherosclerotic changes of the supraaortic large vessels. Stent-assisted angioplasty resulted in both clinical improvement and increased cerebral blood flow as measured by angiography and ultrasound.
authors: Department of Neurology, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Essen, Germany. bernhard.kis@uni-duisburg-essen.de
authors: Bernhard
authors: B
authors: Kis
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Liebig
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Berlit
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D017130:Angioplasty; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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