Giant cell arteritis, also referred to as ‘temporal arteritis’, is the most common vasculitis affecting persons over 50 years old. 1, 2 The disease preferentially affects large- and medium-sized ...

Seventy-one-year-old Carroll Maas of Wadena has lived through her share of pain, including childbirth, but living with the pain caused by temporal arteritis was more than she could bear. Maas, who's ...

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Temporal artery ultrasound and EULAR score are reliable means for diagnosing giant cell arteritis, Mercy Bechtold, MD, said during her presentation at Kiawah Eye. Ultrasound and ...

A new study presented for the first time today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014), shows that cranial ultrasound has a greater sensitivity than temporal artery ...

A 78-year-old man was referred for an ultrasound of his right eye to evaluate a small choroidal nevus. He also mentioned almost total loss of vision in his left eye over the past several days. His ...

Q. My husband has been having terrible pain shooting up the side of his left temple, and the vein swells as big as your little finger. The pain comes and goes, but it is becoming unbearable. He has ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My wife went blind in her left eye suddenly last October, and a biopsy showed temporal arteritis. She was started on high-dose prednisone, and after four weeks they lowered the dosage.

SEVILLE, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective, Andrew G. Lee, MD, discusses whether temporal artery ultrasound can be used in place of temporal artery biopsy in the diagnosis of giant cell ...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Last summer I was diagnosed with temporal arteritis. I was treated with prednisone, which stopped the temporal arteritis. I had many side effects from prednisone and am being treated ...

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 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • My wife went blind in her left eye suddenly last October, and a biopsy showed temporal arteritis. She was ...