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Bernhard Kis1, Thomas Liebig, Peter Berlit
1Department of Neurology, Alfried Krupp Hospital, Essen, Germany. bernhard.kis@uni-duisburg-essen.de
Abstract:
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.
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