Abstract
Recently, a young woman presented acutely with a left hemispheric stroke and differing blood pressures in the arms as her initial manifestation of Takayasu's arteritis. Helical CT angiography, performed to rule out aortic dissection, revealed a thickened wall of the aortic arch with stenoses and occlusions of the great vessels, suggesting the diagnosis. The sequence of imaging studies and findings in this unusually catastrophic presentation of a typically insidious disease are highlighted.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1983-1985 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | American Journal of Neuroradiology |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| State | Published - Nov 30 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Clinical Neurology
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Pinheiro, L. W., LeBlang, S. D., Romano, J., & Forteza, A. (1999). The acute diagnosis of takayasu's arteritis based on helical CT angiography of the chest and neck in the emergency room. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 20(10), 1983-1985.