Severe supraaortal atherosclerotic disease resembling Takayasu's Arteritis.
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.
Kis
Bernhard
B
Department of Neurology, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Essen, Germany. bernhard.kis@uni-duisburg-essen.de
Liebig
Thomas
T
Berlit
Peter
P
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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