TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Takayasu Disease A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Engelhardt, Thomas Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e AB - An inflammatory chronic progressive panendarteritis of the aorta that occludes one or more of the large branches of the aortic arch, leading to hypoperfusion of major peripheral organs, including the brain and the spinal cord. It is also known as the “pulseless women disease.” Symptoms consist of aphasia, transient hemiparesis, unilateral transient amblyopia or persistent blindness, headache, vertigo, and syncopal attacks. Progressive evolution with poor prognosis is the norm. It is autoimmune in origin. It affects mostly young women. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164086142 ER -