Does arteritis affect cerebral blood vessels

Arteritis is a systemic inflammation of the arterial system. It can be divided into different clinical types. If the patient is in the brachiocephalic artery type, the patient may show dizziness, headache, memory loss, and aphasia. This is due to arteritis affecting the blood supply to the cerebral vessels. If the cerebral ischemia is more severe, it may even show hemiplegia and coma. Therefore, for patients with Takayasu arteritis showed abnormal cerebrovascular function, also belongs to a common clinical phenomenon. Need to actively give attention to, actively go to the regular hospital neurology department, improve the relevant examination, clear diagnosis, can take the corresponding suppression of immunity and anti-inflammatory treatment, minimize the impact of Takayasu arteritis on cerebrovascular disease.