Does Type 5 of Takayasu's Arteritis Require Subclassification?

Pre-pulseless and Pulseless Takayasus' Arteritis

The Confused Terminology and Changing Concept of Takayasu's Arteritis In 1908 the Japanese opihthalmologist, Takayasu, reported an unusual wreath-like vascular anastomosis surrounding the optic discs of a young female patient who was nearly iblind, biut who showed 'no general physical changes'. He was unalble to explain this abnormality. Laiter a colleague, Onishi, referred to a similar case wh...

Takayasus Arteritis in Children: A Developing World Perspective

Received: Nov 25, 2013 Accepted: Dec 03, 2013 Ann Paediatr Rheum 2013;2:134-146 DOI: 10.5455/apr.120320130832 Introduction Takayasus Arteritis (TA) is a large vessel granulomatous vasculitis affecting the Aorta and its main branches. This disease has remained enigmatic since its ocular signs were first described in a young woman, by Japanese ophthalmologist Mikito Takayasu in 1908 [though it ha...

Takayasus ’ S Arteritis in Pregnancy – a Rare Case Report

Takayasu’s areritis is a chronic inflammatory oblitarative arteritis of unknown aetiology. Anaesthesia in these patients is complicated by uncontrolled hypertension, hypoperfusion of organs and difficulty in BP monitoring due to stenosis and aneurismal dilatation of arteries. This case report is about successful management of a 27 yrs old primigragida with known case of Takayasu’s arteritis, Se...

Does Modernization Require

Does intelligence require a body?

Our brain controls our body—every movement we make is guided by neuronal activity. But how about vice versa? Does the body influence our brain; does it have an impact on how we think? This question might seem odd. We usually stick to a simple ‘sense– think–act’ paradigm: we hear the phone ring (sense), we recognize that we should answer it (think) and grab the receiver (act). This is a one-way ...