J Korean Neurol Assoc.
1990 Jun;8(1):134-138.
Takayasu's Arteritis with Ischemic Stroke Followed by Subarachnoid Hemrrhage: A Case Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.
Abstract
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Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic inflammatory arteriopathy of unknown etiology involving mainly the aorta and the large arteries arising from its arch. It is characteristically a disease of young females of Oriental descent. It causes occlusion, coarctation or aneurysmal dilatation of the affected vessels. We report, with the review of the literature, a patient with Takayasu's arteritis who developed the cerebrovascular disease.