Are IV Steroids and Anti-Platelet Agents Indicated in Every Case of GCA?

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Identifier Sadun_82
Title Are IV Steroids and Anti-Platelet Agents Indicated in Every Case of GCA?
Creator Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD
Affiliation (AAS) Flora L. Thornton Chair, Doheny Eye Institute, and Vice-Chair of Ophthalmology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California
Subject Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate; Solumedrol; Prednisone; Aspirin; Giant Cell Arteritis
Description From a debate at a meeting in Canada in Sept. 2006, with Sadun taking the "pro" position. Disease/Diagnosis: Giant cell arteritis. Treatment: Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate; Solumedrol; Prednisone; Aspirin.
References Liu GT, Glaser JS, Schatz NJ, Smith JL. Visual morbidity in giant cell arteritis: clinical characteristics and prognosis for vision. Ophthalmology. 1994 Nov;101(11):1779-85. Chan CC, Paine M, O'Day J. Steroid management in giant cell arteritis. Br J Ophthalmol. 2001 Sep;85(9):1061-4. Chan CC, O'Day J. Oral and intravenous steroids in giant cell arteritis. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2003 Jun;31(3):179-82. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2003 Jun;31(3):173-5. (Comment to previous citation) Hayreh SS, Zimmerman B. Management of giant cell arteritis. Our 27-year clinical study: new light on old controversies. Ophthalmologica. 2003 Jul-Aug;217(4):239-59.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Alfredo A. Sadun Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Sadun/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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