[Temporal arteritis as a cause of a terrible headache].
Two patients with temporal arteritis are reported in whom terrible headache was the predominant symptom of the disease. Both of them improved after prednisone 60 mg daily in the initial dose. The diagnosis and the treatment of giant cell arteritis are discussed.
Wiszniewska
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Oddziału Neurologii, Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Zespolonego w Pile.
Wiszniewski
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Breborowicz
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D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002536:Cerebral Arteries; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone