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.

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She then underwent temporal artery biopsy which showed granulomatous inflammation consistent with giant cell arteritis. The patient was started on intravenous glucocorticoids and an oral prednisone ...

Temporal artery biopsy confirmed GCA ... 17 PET-CT scan revealed LVV in the aorta, axillary and subclavian arteries. Initial prednisolone dose was 60 mg with improvement of CRP from 78 to 28.

Additionally, enhancement was noted at the proximal right internal and external carotid arteries as well as the upper 1/3 of the right common carotid artery raising concern ... unclear due to ...

and Temporal Artery Biopsy (TAB) positivity. Results: Demographics, Dx at 6 months, TAB and US results are presented in Table 1. 164 people presenting to the clinic had an ultrasound of their temporal ...

Correspondence to Dr A Spiotta, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; spiotta{at}musc.edu ...

Two women underwent injections into the temporal and frontal areas ... multiple branches and anastomoses with the external and internal carotid arteries. The internal carotid artery supplies blood to ...

Among the included 47 carotid arteries, classification breakdown was as follows ... In the meantime, DSA remains the gold standard for carotid artery evaluation owing to its temporal and spatial ...

Not everyone responds to statins, the standard treatment for people at risk of cardiovascular disease, so an alternative ...