Long-Term Follow-Up in Patients with Large-Vessel Vasculitis Applying Extracranial and Transcranial Duplex Sonography.

ABSTRACT: Background: Although large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) can affect both the anterior and posterior intracranial circulation, routine neurosonographic follow-up, including transcranial duplex sonography, has not been established. We aimed to characterize patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK) regarding the detection of progressive or new-onset inflammatory vessel changes by using neurosonography, and to assess the impact on medical or interventional treatment strategies. Methods: We retrospectively identified all patients with LVV treated at our neurological department between January 2015 and October 2025 with at least one neurosonographic follow-up examination. Baseline and follow-up sonographic data, clinical characteristics, medical therapy, and i

SUBMITTER: Hartl J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12896947 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature