Teaching NeuroImages: Giant cell arteritis presenting with acute ischemic strokes due to diffuse intracranial stenoses

A 72-year-old woman with unremarkable medical history was admitted with acute ischemic strokes (AIS) in multiple arterial distributions in anterior and posterior circulation (figure 1A and supplemental data at Neurology.org). Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (98 mm/h) prompted the evaluation of superficial temporal arteries (STA) with duplex sonography (halo sign; figure 1B) and contrast angiography (right STA [figure 2A] and multiple intracranial arterial stenoses [figure 2, A–D]). STA biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA; figure 1, C and D).

Source: Neurology - October 9, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Kargiotis, O., Safouris, A., Petrou, V. N., Magoufis, G., Stamboulis, E., Tsivgoulis, G. Tags: MRI, Ultrasound, Vasculitis, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION Source Type: research