Takayasu disease in the genesis of cerebrovascular insufficiency. Description and considerations of a clinical case

The authors in explaining their limited clinical experience relative to one single case, describe the peculiarity of Takayasu's disease and its rare incidence in western populations. The case under observation because of its peculiar rarity had been underestimated and treated in a completely inappropriate manner. Important instrument in its diagnosis is the High Resolution echography which in determining the diagnosis favors and speeds up the diagnostic therapeutic iter.