Giant Cell Arteritis Causes Recurrent Posterior Circulation Transient Ischemic Attacks Which Respond to Corticosteroid
作者:
Richard B. Lipton,
Daniel Rosenbaum,
Mark F. Mehler,
期刊:
European Neurology
(Karger Available online 1987)
卷期:
Volume 27,
issue 2
页码: 97-100
ISSN:0014-3022
年代: 1987
DOI:10.1159/000116139
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Giant cell arteritis;Ischemic attacks;transient;Posterior circulation disease
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
A 67-year-old man presented with recurrent clinically diverse posterior circulation transient ischemic attacks which continued despite full anticoagulation. Giant cell arteritis was suspected because of a markedly elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and confirmed by temporal artery biopsy. Treatment with corticosteroids resulted in a prompt and enduring resolution of clinical symptoms. Giant cell arteritis may represent a treatable cause of posterior circulation transient ischemic attacks, uniquely responsive to corticosteroids.
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