| Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease involving the aorta and its branches. |
| When cerebrovascular malformation, aneurysm, cerebral venous thrombosis, or arteritis is suspected, MRI or MRA is preferred. |
| Temporal arteritis is inflammation of medium and large sized arteries especially the carotid in the neck and its branches. |
| Coronary arteritis and myocarditis are the principal causes of morbidity and mortality. |
| There was diffuse mycotic arteritis in the left middle and posterior cerebral arteries. |
| Low-dose treatment should not be used in patients with symptoms suggestive of temporal arteritis. |
