Abstract:Background:
Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is an uncommon disease, characterized by granulomatous vasculitis of medium and large arteries especially aorta and its branches. The incidence of TA is calculated to be 0.26-case/100,000/ year in the USA. Neurological involvement is reported in only a minority of patients and occurrence of neurological syndromes as the first manifestation of the disease has been rarely reported. We are describing epidemiological characteristics of a rare disease.
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