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ArticleCureus2024

Takayasu's Arteritis: An Uncommon Cause of Hemorrhagic Stroke in Young Individuals.

Ebad-Ur Rehman Syed, Noman Salih, Hidayat Ullah, Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Younas Ali, Muhammad Ayub, Numan Ghani

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ebad-Ur Rehman SyedMedicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Busaiteen, BHR.
Noman SalihInternal Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, PAK.
Hidayat UllahGeneral Practice, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, PAK.
Abdul WahabInternal Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, PAK.
Muhammad Younas AliMedicine and Surgery, Gajju Khan Medical College, Swabi, PAK.
Muhammad AyubGeneral Internal Medicine (GIM), University Hospital Wishaw, Wishaw, GBR.
Numan GhaniInternal Medicine, Lady Reading Hospital Medical Teaching Institute (MTI), Peshawar, PAK.

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Abstract

The aorta is particularly damaged by Takayasu's arteritis (TA), a rare form of vasculitis. Chest discomfort, exhaustion, fever, elevated blood pressure, heart failure, and stroke can all result from this. Major intimal fibrosis with vascular constriction is the disease's hallmark; although anybody can have it, Asian females in their 20s or 30s seem to be most typically affected. The treatment of a 23-year-old Asian female with Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is discussed in this case study, along with her presentation. Before developing seizures, the patient first showed signs of left-sided weakness and facial droop. Ischemic infarcts and vasculopathy were detected by imaging. The patient fulfilled several American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for TA with a positive erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). During treatment, high-dose prednisolone, cyclophosphamide, and neuroprotective measures were used. The patient's attentiveness and mobility improved despite early complications, such as vascular friability. This case illustrates the difficulties and effective treatment of neurovascular problems connected to TA.

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aortaasian womancyclophosphamideischemic infarctsneurovascular complicationsprednisoloneseizurestakayasu's arteritisvasculitis

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