Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 11, Number 2, February 2020, pages 37-40

Takayasu Arteritis Mistaken for Epilepsy: A Case Presenting With Convulsive Syncope

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Computed tomography angiogram of thoracic and abdominal aorta displaying (1) left common carotid artery, (2) origin of left subclavian artery and (3) features suggestive of diffuse arteritis, i.e. irregular narrowing with variable degrees of stenosis, tapering and corrugated appearance.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Brain magnetic resonance angiogram showing total occlusion of the left common carotid, left internal carotid, left external carotid and left vertebral arteries.