African health sciences
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African health sciences · Jun 2021
Review Case ReportsRefractory convulsive syncope in pregnancy: a rare presentation of Takayasu's arteritis - a case report and literature review.
Neurological manifestation of Takayasu's Arteritis (TA) in pregnancy presenting as convulsive syncope is extremely rare, and poses a serious diagnostic dilemma due to other vast causes of fits in pregnancy. ⋯ This case typically describes the unexpected presentation of TA with convulsive syncope. It calls for meticulous clinical assessment of epileptic seizures in pregnancy to avoid a late diagnosis of TA and its potential poor outcomes.