Giant cell (temporal) arteritis: involvement of the vertebral and internal carotid arteries.
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.
Thielen
K R
KR
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Wijdicks
E F
EF
Nichols
D A
DA
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*