to ischemia of the whole eye (in giant cell arteritis and Takayasu's arteritis). In the presence of scleral or orbital inflammation, other retinal signs can be evident. This article describes the ...

Patients with predominantly cranial vs isolated extracranial GCA phenotypes present with different patterns of arterial involvement on 18F-FDG PET-CT scans.

Giant cell arteritis, or GCA, is a condition where arteries in the head and neck become inflamed. It is called ‘giant cell’ because abnormally large cells accumulate in the artery walls.

The microscopical appearances are those of a granulomatous or giant-cell aortitis or mesaortitis, usually found in association with a temporal or cranial arteritis, 9,10 and closely corresponding ...

Choroidal infarcts might also occur. Although the central retinal artery is not thought to be directly involved in giant cell arteritis, occlusion of this artery can occur owing to proximal vessel ...