A recent study found that combined tocilizumab and glucocorticoid therapy for at least 6 months did not fully eliminate ...

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

The most dramatic symptoms ... temporal arteries with decreased pulsations. [5] Bruits may be heard over the carotid or subclavian areas, or rarely over the orbits. Giant cell arteritis is a ...

There is no specific laboratory test for the disease, and thus the diagnosis of PMR depends on a combination ... has recently been evaluated in the treatment of patients with isolated PMR, GCA or both ...

Three-dimensional computed tomographic findings of an active phase of Takayasu arteritis (21 years ... Each patient gave informed consent to receive the treatment and to serve as a subject for the ...

Giant cell arteritis (GCA ... bitemporal headache and blurring of vision. Temporal artery biopsy confirmed GCA. PET-CT scan revealed LVV in the right axillary artery and thoracic aorta. GC treatment ...

We recommend that a suspected diagnosis of LVV should be confirmed by imaging or histology. High dose glucocorticoid therapy (40–60 mg/day prednisone-equivalent) should be initiated immediately for ...

Methods Medical records of patients diagnosed with GCA in one Medical Centre between 1980–1999 were reviewed for clinical parameters at the time of diagnosis and during the first year of treatment, ...

It’s a common issue among those with FTD which affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the ... that assesses 12 neuropsychiatric symptoms for severity, frequency and care partner distress.

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) Who gets frontotemporal dementia? You are here: Getting a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia Treatment and support for frontotemporal dementia Frontotemporal dementia ...