TY - JOUR
T1 - Neurologic disease in biopsy-proven giant cell (Temporal) arteritis
AU - Caselli, Richard J.
AU - Hunder, Gene G.
AU - Whisnant, Jack P.
PY - 1988/3
Y1 - 1988/3
N2 - Neurologic findings were studied in 166 consecutive patients with biopsy-proven giant cell (temporal) arteritis. Neurologic problems occurred in 51 patients (31%): neuropathies (23), TIA/strokes (12), neuro-otologic syndromes (11), tremor (6), neuropsychiatric syndromes (5), tongue numbness (3), and myelopathy (1). Neuro-ophthalmologic problems occurred in 35 patients (21%): amaurosis fugax (AF) (17), permanent vision loss (PVL) (14), scintillating scotoma (8), and diplopia (3). Abnormalities in large arteries in 52 patients (31%) included bruits and diminished pulses. The carotid artery was involved in 31 patients (bilateral in 58%). Overall, 35% of patients with carotid disease had TIA/stroke, AF, or PVL.
AB - Neurologic findings were studied in 166 consecutive patients with biopsy-proven giant cell (temporal) arteritis. Neurologic problems occurred in 51 patients (31%): neuropathies (23), TIA/strokes (12), neuro-otologic syndromes (11), tremor (6), neuropsychiatric syndromes (5), tongue numbness (3), and myelopathy (1). Neuro-ophthalmologic problems occurred in 35 patients (21%): amaurosis fugax (AF) (17), permanent vision loss (PVL) (14), scintillating scotoma (8), and diplopia (3). Abnormalities in large arteries in 52 patients (31%) included bruits and diminished pulses. The carotid artery was involved in 31 patients (bilateral in 58%). Overall, 35% of patients with carotid disease had TIA/stroke, AF, or PVL.
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U2 - 10.1212/wnl.38.3.352
DO - 10.1212/wnl.38.3.352
M3 - Article
C2 - 3347337
AN - SCOPUS:0023835402
SN - 0028-3878
VL - 38
SP - 352
EP - 359
JO - Neurology
JF - Neurology
IS - 3
ER -