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1 | Patient Portal: Giant Cell Arteritis | Anne S. Abel, MD | Giant cell arteritis is an inflammatory condition that can cause vision loss, double vision, fever, new persistent headaches, scalp tenderness, and jaw pain with chewing. GCA is caused by inflammation of blood vessels, primarily in the head and neck. Sometimes called "temporal arteritis," GCA frequ... | Giant cell arteritis | |
2 | Temporal Artery Biopsy | Raed Behbehani, MD | This is a video of Superficial Temporal Artery Biopsy done under local anaesthesia for a patient who was suspected to have Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA. GCA is vasculitis of the medium sized vessels than can lead to permanent visual loss by causing Arteritis Ischemic Optic Neuropathy. The diagnosis of ... | Temporal Artery Biopsy; Giant Cell Arteritis | |
3 | Behind the Mask | Pame Dávila; Nagham Al-Zubidi | Case report describing temporal artery amyloidosis masquerading as giant cell arteritis. | Giant cell arteritis; Temporal arteritis; Temporal artery amyloidosis | |
4 | Retinal Artery Occlusive Disease | Ali Alkhabbaz, MD; James Brian Davis; Amanda Dean Henderson, MD | Retinal arterial occlusion includes ophthalmic artery occlusion (OAO), central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO), branch retinal arteriolar occlusion (BRAO), from proximal to distal. These can occur with or without retinal ischemia and may be permanent or transient. There are 4 subtypes of CRAO: non-a... | Branch Retinal Arteriolar Occlusion; Central Retinal Artery Occlusion; Giant Cell Arteritis; Ophthalmic Artery Occlusion | |
5 | Vascular Headache Disorders | Salman Ali Mahmood, MD; Sean Gratton, MD | This is a PowerPoint with embedded audio presenting a detailed summary of the evaluation and management of an important cause of secondary headaches: vascular headache disorders. Topics covered include intracranial hemorrhage, arterial dissection, giant cell arteritis, cerebral venous sinus thrombos... | Vascular Headache Disorders; Epidural Hematoma; Subdural Hematoma; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Intracranial Hemorrhage; Arterial Dissection; Giant Cell Arteritis; Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis; Pituitary Apoplexy |