[Diagnostic possibilities in aortic arch syndrome in ambulant care]

The diagnostic possibilities in the syndrome of the aortic arch in the surgery of the outpatient department are described. The importance of the leading symptoms in the anamnesis, the pulse palpation and auscultation, the inspection and the bilateral measurement of the blood pressure is elaborated. It is referred to the value of the simple functional test. Apparative investigation methods which are also used in the outpatient department are mentioned. The exhaustion of all possibilities which are at disposal for diagnosing already the early stages of the syndrome of the aortic arch is regarded as prognostically important in order to prevent irreversible cerebral lesions by a timely induction of necessary therapeutic measures.