Giant cell arteritis presenting with bilateral vertebral and axillary artery occlusions

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 741-742

  Akdal, G ^a   Thurtell, M J ^b   Halmagyi, G M ^c  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; AXILLARY ARTERY; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; DYSARTHRIA; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROIMAGING; ORAL PARESTHESIA; POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL ARTERY; TREATMENT DURATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTIGO;

AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; AXILLARY ARTERY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 54949151432     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01771.x     Document Type: Letter

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