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Case Reports
. 2019 Dec 28;8(2):258-261.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2527. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Ischemic stroke as the first presentation of takayasu's arteritis in young male

Wesam Gouda  1   2 , Faisal Alsaqabi  2 , Amjad Alkadi  2 , Hanan Abd El-Aziz Amr  3 , Abdelhafeez Moshrif  1 , Mohammed E Mahdy  4
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Case Reports

Ischemic stroke as the first presentation of takayasu's arteritis in young male

Wesam Gouda et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Takayasu's arteritis should be kept under the differential diagnosis of stroke in all young patients. Early, proper diagnosis and treatment are necessary to reduce any further progression, morbidity, and mortality rates of the disease.

Keywords: cerebrovascular accident; ischemic stroke; takayasu's arteritis; vasculitis.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Non enhanced axial CT scan brain showing right frontoparietal hypodense area of infarction at the territory of the middle cerebral artery (arrowed)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Color flow mapping of the left CCA shows same changes as the right (A) with 92% stenosis (B)
Figure 3
Figure 3
AP and oblique 3D computed tomography angiogram showing stenosis and filling defects of both CCAs (arrowed), noted the venous contamination where filling of the dural sinuses, jugular veins and superior vena cava due to a slight delay in shooting
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