Case report: A rare case of catastrophic Takayasu arteritis: acute ischemic stroke and anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
Oladotun V. Olalusi, Joseph Yaria, Akintomiwa Makanjuola, Rufus Akinyemi, Mayowa Owolabi, Adesola Ogunniyi · 2024
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Oladotun Olalusi and co-authors report a young woman whose Takayasu arteritis announced itself with both a stroke and eye nerve damage, in a case report from 2024. The disease inflames the aorta and its branches, slowly choking blood flow. Stroke is a known complication but rarely the first sign, and the pairing with optic nerve injury had not been reported as an opening picture.
The patient, aged thirty-three, arrived with right-side weakness and painless vision loss in the left eye. Her left arm pulse was absent and its blood pressure unrecordable. Scans showed a brain infarct and a thickened, narrowed aortic arch. Steroids, an immune suppressant, and stroke prevention drugs were started. The authors stress checking for this disease in young stroke patients.
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| CREATOR | Oladotun V. Olalusi, Joseph Yaria, Akintomiwa Makanjuola, Rufus Akinyemi, Mayowa Owolabi, Adesola Ogunniyi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |