Cerebrovascular Manifestations in Giant Cell Arteritis

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) can present in multiple ways, among the most serious of which are cranial ischemic complications (CIC). The majority of CICs involve the ocular circulation; however, less commonly present with cerebrovascular ischemia which may lead to delayed or missed diagnosis. Our study aims to characterize the incidence of cerebrovascular ischemia as a presenting manifestation of GCA, as well as identify demographic, clinical or serological features within this cohort of patients, with the potential to predict which GCA patients may be at higher risk of developing intracranial involvement.