title: Takayasu's arteritis: Is it a reversible disease? Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a rare and potentially devastating condition leading to prolonged morbidity and even death.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report an 18-year-old female presenting with an acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis and subsequent endovascular therapy (ET) with excellent results followed by chronic treatment with immunosuppressants after a formal diagnosis of TA. Following immunosupression, improvement was noted in critical stenoses of the extracranial large vessels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These observations underscore the importance of early initiation of therapy to halt or even reverse vascular pathology, though frequent follow up is mandatory as relapse is common. In this article we provide brief review of the current literature on TA related to pathophysiology, criterion for diagnosis, therapy, and follow up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Archer Road, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA.
authors.forename: Vishnumurthy Shushrutha
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Hedna
authors.forename: Akhil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Sharathchandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bidari
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elder
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Hoh
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yachnis
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Waters