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1 | MRI Findings in Giant Cell Arteritis | Case 1. An 80-year-old Caucasian woman presented with a 10-day history of headaches, intermittent binocular diplopia, and jaw pain. Temporal artery biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. MRI with contrast showed enhancement of bilateral optic nerve sheaths in addition to enhancement o... | Wael A. Alsakran, MD; Andre Aung, MD; Valérie Biousse, MD | |
2 | Choroidal Infarction in Giant Cell Arteritis | An 80-year-old Caucasian woman presented with a 10-day history of headaches, intermittent binocular diplopia, and jaw pain. Temporal artery biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. Examination showed characteristic large area of choroidal ischemia that is well-known to be associated wit... | Wael A. Alsakran, MD; Andre Aung, MD; Valérie Biousse, MD | |
3 | Giant Cell Arteritis: Temporal Artery Anatomy and Histology | Gross anatomy and histology of the normal superficial temporal artery.; Histopathology of the superficial temporal artery involved by active and healed GCA; Summary of the main histopathologic findings in GCA | Samuel Bidot, MD; Valérie Biousse, MD | |
4 | Classic Pathology Findings in Giant Cell Arteritis | An 80-year-old Caucasian woman presented with a 10 day history of headaches, intermittent binocular diplopia, and jaw pain. Temporal artery biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of giant cell arteritis. Pathology findings were classic for giant cell arteritis with numerous inflammatory cells in the tunica me... | Andre Aung, MD; Corrina Azarcon, MD; Wael A. Alsakran, MD; Valérie Biousse, MD | |
5 | Choroidal Hypoperfusion Defect in Giant Cell Arteritis | Here, we present a case of a 62 year-old male with vision loss in the right eye, headaches, and neck/shoulder/temporal pain, found to have choroidal hypoperfusion and diagnosed with giant cell arteritis (GCA). In combination with anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and cotton wool spots, choroidal hy... | Nithya Shanmugam; Michael Dattilo; Valerie Biousse |