Open AccessTRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK AS THE INITIAL PRESENTATION OF TAKAYASU ARTERITIS IN A YOUNG WOMAN: A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Dren Boshnjaku,
Fisnik Jashari,
Bujar Gjikolli,
Edmond Komoni,
Melihate Pushka,
Argjend Shala,
Vera Kukaj,
Nexhmedin Shala
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanian journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2069-6094
pISSN - 1843-8148
DOI - 10.37897/rjn.2021.2.17
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , presentation (obstetrics) , vasculitis , arteritis , takayasu arteritis , disease , cardiology , stroke (engine) , coronary arteries , aorta , radiology , artery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a challenging chronic inflammatory vasculitis of large vessels with unknown etiology. It usually affects the aorta and its main branches and in few cases it affects other arteries like pulmonary and coronary. We report a case of a young woman with transient ischemic attack (TIA) as the initial presentation followed later by ischemic limb syndrome and then ischemic stroke. Lack of specific diagnostic biomarkers for this disease makes early diagnosis and treatment challenging.