title: Giant cell (temporal) arteritis: involvement of the vertebral and internal carotid arteries.
abstract: We report the radiographic findings in a case of histologically proven giant cell (temporal) arteritis coupled with high-grade stenoses affecting the internal carotid and vertebral arteries. The 69-year-old patient sought medical assessment because of transient ischemic attacks. The stenoses, which were extradural just proximal to the dural entry point, were thought to be a manifestation of the giant cell arteritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Thielen
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Wijdicks
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Nichols
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*