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The Link Between Takayasu’s Arteritis & Increased Stroke Risk

  |  Issue: April 2018  |  

The researchers found that 59% of their patients experienced neurological sequelae following stroke. Specifically, 35% had a recurrence of stroke, and 24% were diagnosed with epilepsy. These neurological sequelae had an effect on the patients’ autonomy and survival; their median time of survival was 41 months.

Lara C. Pullen, PhD, is a medical writer based in the Chicago area.

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Reference

  1. Couture P, Chazal T, Rosso C, et al. Cerebrovascular events in Takayasu arteritis: A multicenter case-controlled study. J Neurol. 2018 Feb 1. doi: 10.1007/s00415-018-8744-8. [Epub ahead of print]

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