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Temporal arteritis presenting as third nerve palsy - a case report and review of literature
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), also known as Temporal Arteritis, is a type of large vessel vasculitis primarily affecting the elderly population. It...
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Predominance of T-bet-positive Th1 cells in infiltrating T-lymphocytes in most of active arteritis lesions of giant cell arteritis
Immunological mechanisms through the activation of CD4-positive T-cells have been assumed to be involved in the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis...
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Recommendations for defining giant cell arteritis fast-track clinics. English version
A German expert committee recommends defining fast-track clinics (FTC) for the acute diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) as follows: easy and...
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PET FDG CT is useful for giant-cell arteritis with isolated cough
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic vasculitis of large- and medium-sized vessels. The most frequent symptoms are temporal headaches, scalp...
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Comparison of temporal artery ultrasound versus biopsy in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis
Background/objectivesGiant cell arteritis (GCA) is a medical and ophthalmological emergency due to risk of stroke and sudden irreversible loss of...
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Role of Temporal artery biopsy in a sequential Giant Cell Arteritis fast-track pathway: a 5-year prospective study
BackgroundIncreasing number of centres are establishing sequential fast track pathways (FTP) for management of giant cell arteritis (GCA), with...
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A study of temporal artery biopsy for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis
ObjectiveThis large, retrospective, multicenter study examines the Mayo Clinic experience with temporal artery biopsies over an 11-year period to...
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Giant cell arteritis: insights from a monocentric retrospective cohort study
Giant cell arteritis (GCA), more common in Northern European populations, has limited data in Arabcountries. Our study reports GCA’s clinical...
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Updates in the Management of Giant Cell Arteritis
Purpose of the ReviewTo briefly review the latest updates in management in giant cell arteritis, an autoimmune vasculitis affecting the medium to...
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Reproducibility and accuracy of vessel wall MRI in diagnosing giant cell arteritis: a study with readers of varying expertise
ObjectiveTo evaluate the reproducibility of vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging (VW-MRI) in diagnosing giant cell arteritis (GCA) among groups of...
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Assessment and comparison of probability scores to predict giant cell arteritis
Introduction/objectivesTo assess and compare the performance of the giant cell arteritis probability score (GCAPS), Ing score, Bhavsar-Khalidi score...
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Usefulness of 18F-FDG PET-CT for assessing large-vessel involvement in patients with suspected giant cell arteritis and negative temporal artery biopsy
ObjectiveTo investigate the usefulness of 18 F-FDG PET-CT for assessing large-vessel (LV) involvement in patients with suspected giant cell arteritis...
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The spectrum of giant cell arteritis through a rheumatology lens
Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA) aims initially to prevent acute visual loss, and subsequently to optimise long-term quality of life. Initial...
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Neurologic manifestations of giant cell arteritis
Giant cell arteritis, the most frequent form of vasculitis in persons over 50 years of age, is a granulomatous chronic vasculitis involving large and...
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Optimizing the use of temporal artery biopsy: a retrospective study
BackgroundGiant cell arteritis is an inflammatory disease of the large- and medium-sized vessels. It is the most common primary vasculitis, with...
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Step forward towards treat-to-target management of giant cell arteritis: patients stratification aiming to targeted remission – updated guidelines
BackgroundThe aim of this work is to develop guidelines for health care professionals in the giant cell arteritis diagnosis and management, based on...
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Giant cell arteritis: reviewing the advancing diagnostics and management
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is well known to be a critical ischaemic disease that requires immediate medical recognition to initiate treatment and...
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Orbital magnetic resonance imaging of giant cell arteritis with ocular manifestations: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
ObjectivesWe conducted a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of publications reporting the ophthalmologic presentation,...
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Tongue necrosis secondary to giant cell arteritis, successfully treated with tocilizumab: a case report
BackgroundGiant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a large vessel vasculitis that most commonly presents with headache, scalp tenderness, jaw claudication, and...
