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Atypical presentation of giant cell arteritis in a patient with vertebrobasilar stroke: A case report
Rationale:
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is known to present with typical manifestations like temporal headache and visual abnormalities. However, several cases with atypical manifestations were reported. Stroke occurs in 3% to 7% of patients with GCA.
Patient concerns:
A 67-year-old male patient with known hypertension presented with somnolence, disorientation and mild bilateral limb ataxia. The magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple acute infarctions in the territory of the vertebrobasilar system with occlusion of the left vertebral artery.
Diagnosis:
Ten months later, during a routine neurovascular follow-up, r...
Source: Medicine - August 1, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research
