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Neurol Neurochir Pol · Jan 2015
Case ReportsThe role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of temporal arteritis.
- Zoltán Bajkó, Rodica Bălaşa, Szabolcs Szatmári, Silvia Rusu, Anca Moţăţăianu, and Smaranda Maier.
- Department of Neurology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Târgu Mureş, Târgu Mureş, Romania; Mureş County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Neurology Clinic I, Târgu Mureş, Romania.
- Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2015 Jan 1; 49 (2): 139-43.
AbstractTemporal arteritis (TA), also known as giant cell arteritis, is a chronic vasculitis of medium and large-sized blood vessels, in particular the main cervical branches of the aorta, with particular affinity to the temporal arteries and eye-supplying arteries. Temporal artery biopsy is still a gold standard for diagnosis, however in recent years colour duplex ultrasound examination has been proposed as a useful diagnostic screening tool in cases of TA suspicion. We report three cases of TA in which the ultrasonographical examination of the temporal arteries had a decisive role in the diagnosis. Copyright © 2015 Polish Neurological Society. Published by Elsevier Urban & Partner Sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.
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