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ArticleNeurology international2026

Ischemic Stroke as the First Manifestation of Takayasu Arteritis: A Case Report.

Dominika Jakubowicz-Lachowska, Magdalena Sarnowska, Monika Chorąży, Alina Kułakowska

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Dominika Jakubowicz-LachowskaDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4114-1195
Magdalena SarnowskaDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.
Monika ChorążyDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.
Alina KułakowskaDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.

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introductionIschemic stroke in young adults is uncommon and is frequently associated with rare etiologies, including autoimmune diseases and vasculitis. Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic inflammatory large-vessel arteriopathy involving the aorta and its major branches and may result in cerebral ischemia due to arterial stenosis or thrombosis. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 26-year-old woman with a history of suspected rheumatoid arthritis and Lyme disease who presented with acute left-sided hemiparesis and dysarthria. At admission, large-vessel vasculitis had not yet been suspected, and the patient was treated according to standard acute stroke protocols. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) revealed occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery bifurcation and the right common carotid artery, with inflammatory changes involving the brachiocephalic trunk and subclavian arteries. Intravenous thrombolysis (iv rtPA) was followed by mechanical thrombectomy (MT), resulting in neurological improvement. OUTCOME: Further diagnostic work-up confirmed TA, and immunosuppressive therapy with cyclophosphamide and infliximab was initiated.

conclusionThis case underscores the importance of considering inflammatory large-vessel disease in young patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke and illustrates that endovascular reperfusion may be feasible in this clinical setting.

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ischemic strokelarge-vessel occlusionmechanical thrombectomyTakayasu arteritisthrombolysisvasculitis reperfusion therapyyoung adult

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