TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK AS THE INITIAL PRESENTATION OF TAKAYASU ARTERITIS IN A YOUNG WOMAN: A CASE REPORT

TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK AS THE INITIAL PRESENTATION OF TAKAYASU ARTERITIS IN A YOUNG WOMAN: A CASE REPORT

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a challenging chronic inflammatory vasculitis of large vessels with unknown etiology. It usually affects the aorta and its main branches and in few cases it affects other arteries like pulmonary and coronary. We report a case of a young woman with transient ischemic attack...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dren Boshnjaku, Fisnik Jashari, Bujar Gjikolli, Edmond Komoni, Melihate Pushka, Argjend Shala, Vera Kukaj, Nexhmedin Shala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2021-06-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Neurology
Subjects:
takayasu arteritis
flair
dwi
azathioprine
large vessel
vasculitis
carotid artery
middle cerebral artery
frontal-parietal lobe
occlusion
Online Access:https://rjn.com.ro/articles/2021.2/RJN_2021_2_Art-17.pdf

Internet

https://rjn.com.ro/articles/2021.2/RJN_2021_2_Art-17.pdf

Similar Items