Giant Cell Arteritis

Headache and the Eye

“…This condition is seen more commonly in women than men, and has the highest incidence in people of Northern European background. 34 The incidence increases with advancing age, and the average age of onset is in the eighth decade. When visual loss is present in one eye, there is a high risk of visual loss in the contralateral eye in the ensuing days if treatment is not provided.…”

Giant cell arteritis: Diagnosis and treatment

“…1,2 It is a simple technique that has almost no complications, although there have been reported cases of facial nerve injury. 1,2 It is a simple technique that has almost no complications, although there have been reported cases of facial nerve injury.…”

“…1,2 It is a simple technique that has almost no complications, although there have been reported cases of facial nerve injury. 1,2 The vascular inflammation is usually transmural, extending to the tunica media. 1,2 The vascular inflammation is usually transmural, extending to the tunica media.…”

“…However, there have been reports 3 Armona et al, 4 Calvo Romero et al 5 and Bongartz et al 6 of patterns of inflammation limited to the small vessels surrounding the adventitia, to the adventitial vasa vasorum or to the entire tunica adventitia with no involvement of the tunica media. 1,12,13 The vasculitic involvement is patchy; a sample of at least 10---20 mm in length is therefore recommended. 1,12,13 The vasculitic involvement is patchy; a sample of at least 10---20 mm in length is therefore recommended.…”

“…1 vessels, which affects the territory of the temporal artery (among others) and occurs almost exclusively in patients older than 50 years. 1 vessels, which affects the territory of the temporal artery (among others) and occurs almost exclusively in patients older than 50 years.…”