A new study shows that cranial ultrasound has a greater sensitivity than temporal artery biopsy, and a comparable specificity in the diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis. A new study presented for the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At the Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology, Lee and Susan Mollan, MBChB, FRCOphth, PhD, debated this ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Temporal artery ultrasound and EULAR score are reliable means for diagnosing giant cell ...

In Avasarala's analysis of more than 700 patients, TAUS was the strongest independent predictor of a correct GCA diagnosis—outperforming the traditional temporal artery biopsy, which is invasive, time ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window CHICAGO -- Giant ...

Q. A doctor told my cousin that she had arthritis in her head. I never heard of such a thing. Have you? A. I've never heard of head arthritis, but I don't think that's what the doctor said to your ...

One of the earliest and best done trials of methotrexate in GCA was in 2002 and enrolled 98 patients, temporal artery biopsy proven (about 80%), who were started on prednisone and methotrexate (15 ...

In one study of 161 patients with biopsy-proven GCA followed up for 11 years, the prevalence of visual ischemic complications was 26.1% and the prevalence of irreversible blindness, mainly due to ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Your recent column featured polymyalgia rheumatica and prednisone. Would you please elaborate on how polymyalgia rheumatica can be linked to giant cell arteritis, and the consequences ...