Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At the Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology, Lee and Susan Mollan, MBChB, FRCOphth, PhD, debated this ...

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Temporal artery ultrasound and EULAR score are reliable means for diagnosing giant cell arteritis, Mercy Bechtold, MD, said during her presentation at Kiawah Eye. Ultrasound and ...

Fifty patients suspected of having giant cell arteritis (GCA) were retrospectively evaluated by using a variety of clinical measures (symptom assessment and inflammatory marker testing), temporal ...

Purpose (1) To see the effectiveness of applying the criteria laid down by the American college of Rheumatology in the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). (2) To quantify the role of temporal ...

Temporal artery biopsy is the gold standard in the diagnosis of GCA. However, this procedure should not delay the onset of corticosteroid therapy, especially if the patient has visual symptoms. [7] ...

A new study presented for the first time today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014), shows that cranial ultrasound has a greater sensitivity than temporal artery ...

Learn about polymyalgia rheumatica, temporal arteritis, their symptoms, causes, and treatment options to manage pain, ...

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Dr. Keith Roach writes a medical question-and-answer column weekdays. Dear Dr. Roach: Your recent column featured polymyalgia rheumatica and prednisone. Would you please elaborate on how polymyalgia ...

A new study shows that cranial ultrasound has a greater sensitivity than temporal artery biopsy, and a comparable specificity in the diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis. A new study presented for the ...