Takayasu Arteritis With Extensive Cardiovascular, Neurovascular, and Mesenteric Involvement

Custer, Adam; Villano, Nicholas; Ravi, Deepak; Shapiro, Hilary; Kermani, Tanaz A.; Honda, Henry M.

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.02.021

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“…Two-thirds of patients, however, have illness recurrence or steroid reliance. As a result, additional immune suppressants are frequently utilized as a supplement or alternative to corticosteroids [ 5 ].…”

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Takayasu Arteritis Presenting As Epileptic Seizure: A Case Report

Shrestha¹,

Pandit²,

Kharel³

2022

Cureus

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Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic granulomatous large-vessel vasculitis condition that affects the large and medium-sized arteries, primarily the heart and its major vessels. The first symptoms and indicators of Takayasu arteritis differ because the afflicted arteries are heterogeneous. Furthermore, vascular lesions might be difficult to identify at first, further complicating diagnosis. Takayasu arteritis presenting as epileptic seizures is rare. Here, we discuss a 20-year-old female who presented with a brief period of unresponsiveness, followed by a tonic stiffening, limb jerks, a postictal period of fatigue, and temporal memory loss. During the acute phase of Takayasu arteritis, high-dose glucocorticoid therapy and immunosuppressive therapy were used to control inflammatory reactions. Her symptoms gradually improved, and she was discharged from the hospital after serial monitoring; her follow-up visits revealed no recurrence.

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