Vertigo and amaurosis fugax secondary to Takayasu's arteritis
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Vertigo and amaurosis fugax secondary to Takayasu's arteritis.
Case report A 34 year old female outpatient presented with a 4 week history of vertigo and amaurosis fugax of her right eye. Physical examination showed arterial bruits in both subclavian regions, and reduced pulses of both radial and brachial arteries and right carotid artery. There was no significant blood pressure diVerence between the arms (right arm 95/85 mm Hg; left arm 100/90 mm Hg). Ery...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.71.2.276