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Apoplexy of the pituitary gland is a rare complication of pituitary adenomas, involving hemorrhage with or without necrosis within the tumor. This condition may be either asymptomatic or may present with severe headache, visual impairment, ophthalmoplegia, and pituitary failure. Transsphenoidal
An 80 year old man presented subacutely with drowsiness and confusion. Subsequent MRI brain imaging demonstrated multiple posterior circulation infarcts. Extracranial vasculitis was suspected when his ESR was found to be high and vascular imaging showed multifocal irregular narrowing of both
OBJECTIVE
Giant-cell arteritis frequently poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This article summarizes recent investigations concerning diagnosis and treatment of giant-cell arteritis.
RESULTS
Efforts to improve diagnostic accuracy have centered on serologic markers and imaging techniques.
Giant cell, or temporal, arteritis is a vasculitis of the medium and large arteries that preferentially involves vessels originating from the arch of the aorta. Classically, this disease manifests in an older individual with new-onset persistent headache, an abnormal temporal artery on examination,
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an autoimmune condition with a predilection for the arteries of the head and neck. Because GCA may lead to permanent blindness, stroke, or death, it is critically important for all health care personnel, in particular ophthalmic nurses, to know about the presentation,
Giant cell arteritis (GCA), temporal arteritis or Horton's arteritis, is a systemic vasculitis which involves large and medium sized vessels, especially the extracranial branches of the carotid arteries, in persons usually older than 50 years. Permanent visual loss, ischaemic strokes, and thoracic
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) or temporal arteritis is the most frequent systemic vasculitis in our area, and its incidence may be on the increase in the last years. GCA involves large and medium-sized vessels, with preference to the extracranial arteries, and it affects persons older than 50 years.
Hemorrhage in giant cell adenomas of the pituitary gland was detected in 20.8%. It occurred mostly in supracellular mixed multi-nodular tumors. The course of the disease was symptom-free, acute, subacute or mild. There was a relationship between pituitary apoplexy course, on the one hand, and age
Improved electrically powered artificial muscles are needed for generating force, moving objects, and accomplishing work. Carbon nanotube aerogel sheets are the sole component of new artificial muscles that provide giant elongations and elongation rates of 220% and (3.7 x 10(4))% per second,
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is associated with an increased risk of cardio- or cerebro-vascular death. The stroke rate in patients with GCA varies between 2.7 and 7.4%. The etiological diagnosis may be challenging between atherosclerotic stroke and stroke related to GCA. Case of an old woman who had
Five bipsy-proven cases of giant-cell arteritis illustrate some of the lesser known, but not uncommon, masquerades of this disease. The delay in reaching the diagnosis, which is common with these presentations, was a major factor in the emergence of serious sequelae including arotic regurgitation,
To describe rare but important cerebrovascular complications of giant cell arteritis (GCA).We report a 59-year-old man who initially presented with vasculitis of the lower extremities. While on steroids, he developed strokes in multiple vascular Arteritis is a complex and totally underestimated clinical entity that may present in several ways. Due to the diversity of clinical features and the frequent overlapping of clinical syndromes, many different classifications are available for arteritides, but the simplest classification for the