Korean J Cerebrovasc Dis.
2001 Sep;3(2):184-187.
Takayasus Arteritis with Pregnancy Induced Eclampsia
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- 1Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. sthahn@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
- 2Department of Neurology, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- We experienced a case of Takayasus arteritis with eclampsia in a 43-year-old woman. The patient had angiographically definite Takayasus arteritis with the involvement of right common and internal carotid arteries. On MR images performed at clinical manifestations of eclampsia, unilateral involvement of T2 high signal intensities were demonstrated in right cerebral hemisphere. We report this case with a literature review.
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