Abstract
A 29-year-old patient presented with Takayasu's arteritis which was revealed by heart failure, epilepsy, right hemiparesis and fever. Transient abnormalities of MRI and CSF (raised protein and cell content) were initially observed. The hypothesis of a hypertensive encephalopathy is suggested.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Acyclovir / therapeutic use
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Adult
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Antimetabolites / therapeutic use
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Aortography
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Cerebral Angiography
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Electroencephalography
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Female
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Fever / etiology
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Humans
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Hypertensive Encephalopathy / cerebrospinal fluid
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Hypertensive Encephalopathy / diagnosis
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Hypertensive Encephalopathy / etiology*
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Paresis / etiology
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Takayasu Arteritis / cerebrospinal fluid
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Takayasu Arteritis / complications*
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Takayasu Arteritis / diagnosis
Substances
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Antimetabolites
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Acyclovir