Dear Dr. Roach • My wife went blind in her left eye suddenly last October, and a biopsy showed temporal arteritis. She was started on high-dose prednisone, and after four ...

Giant cell arteritis, also called temporal arteritis, is a disease that causes your arteries -- blood vessels that carry oxygen from your heart to the rest of your body -- to become inflamed.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: For two months, I had jaw pain and severe headaches. I was given a diagnosis of temporomandibular joint syndrome, and tried many different devices to realign my jaw. None worked ...

If temporal arteritis has been diagnosed medication in a pill form, most commonly pregnosone, is administered. "I took this drug and all the pain went away," said Maas.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife went blind in her left eye suddenly last October, and a biopsy showed temporal arteritis. She was started on high-dose prednisone, and after four weeks they lowered the dosage.

A 75-year-old woman, had experienced mild intermittent headaches for several years until a few weeks ago when she developed a severe throbbing headache at the right temporal area.

SHREVEPORT, La. - Giant cell arteritis, also known as temporal arteritis, is a less common condition where people get inflammation of the arteries that go to the head and neck.

In 1934 and 1936, Horton published new cases of temporal arteritis and defined the clinical characteristics of the disease and its histology, and the disease became known as Horton's disease. [ 2 ] ...

Causes of Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis):Giant Cell Arteritis is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy blood vessels, leading to inflammation. While ...

Also referred to as temporal arteritis, GCA is stated to be an autoimmune condition affecting medium and large-sized arteries, marked by the granulomatous inflammation of the three-layered vessel ...

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.