[Neurologic manifestations of nonspecific aorto-arteritis of the branches of the aortic arch].

The authors have analyzed the results of clinico-angiographic examination of 123 patients with nonspecific aorto-arteritis of the branches of the aortic arch. It has been shown that occlusive damage is most frequently localized in the subclavicular arteries: more than half the patients presented damage to proximal segments of the carotid arteries. Involvement of distal segments of the carotid arteries is a very rare finding in this disease. In one-third of the patients the disease was combined with damage to the renal arteries. Most characteristic for nonspecific aorto-arteritis of the branches of the aortic arch is the brachiocerebral syndrome. A five-year follow-up revealed a progressive nature of cerebrovascular insufficiency. A correlation was established between the severity of neurologic manifestations and extension of the occlusive lesion. It was also noted that similar damage to the vessels may lead to most diverse variants of clinical manifestations.