| Identifier |
20120214_nanos_posters_039 |
| Title |
Giant cell arteritis in the frontal branch of the superficial temporal artery with complete sparing of the parietal branch |
| Creator |
Sungeun Kyung; Michael Yoon; Jonathan C. Horton |
| Affiliation |
(SK) Dankook University, Cheonan City, Republic of Korea; (MY) Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; (JCH) University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
| Subject |
Giant Cell Arteritis; Temporal Artery Biopsy; Skip Lesions |
| Description |
The superficial temporal artery splits into frontal and parietal branches. The frontal branch is usually chosen for biopsy, but there is a small risk of facial nerve injury. It is unknown which branch is more likely to demonstrate granulomatous inflammation in temporal arteritis. |
| Date |
2012-02-14 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2012 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2012: Poster Presentations |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2012. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s60s2vz3 |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
181933 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60s2vz3 |
