Arteritis, Cranial

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 07-22-2012

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A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis)

The vessels affected are the arteries (hence the name "arteritis")

The age of affected patients is usually over 50 years of age

Cranial arteritis is also known as temporal arteritis and as giant cell arteritis

It can lead to blindness and/or stroke

The disease is detected by a biopsy of an artery

It is treated with high dose cortisone-related medications
English Related Words* arteritis, giant cell
* arteritis, temporal
* cranial
* cranial arteritis
* cranial cavity
* cranial dystonia
* cranial index
* cranial nerve
* cranial orbit
* cranially
* dystonia, cranial
* eighth cranial nerve
* eleventh cranial nerve
* fifth cranial nerve
* first cranial nerve

07-22-2012	#1
Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Arteritis, Cranial * 1A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis) The vessels affected are the arteries (hence the name "arteritis") The age of affected patients is usually over 50 years of age Cranial arteritis is also known as temporal arteritis and as giant cell arteritis It can lead to blindness and/or stroke The disease is detected by a biopsy of an artery It is treated with high dose cortisone-related medications English Related Words* arteritis, giant cell * arteritis, temporal * cranial * cranial arteritis * cranial cavity * cranial dystonia * cranial index * cranial nerve * cranial orbit * cranially * dystonia, cranial * eighth cranial nerve * eleventh cranial nerve * fifth cranial nerve * first cranial nerve