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carotid artery anatomy, arteritis, temporal, cranial arteritis, giant cell arteritis, temporal arteritis, disorder involving inflammation, damage to blood vessels, particularly the large, medium arteries that branch, external carotid artery, the neck, giant cell, cranial, temporal arteritis occurs, is inflammation, necrosis, death, the tissues, arteries, most commonly occurs, in the head, in the temporal arteries that branch, carotid artery, the neck, systemic, affecting multiple medium-to-large sized arteries anywhere, unknown but is assumed to be, at least in part, an effect, the immune response, disorder has been associated, severe infections, high doses of antibiotics, symptoms occur, inflammation, exist independently, coexist, follow polymyalgia rheumatica, a disorder characterized by abrupt development of pain, stiffness, in the pelvis, shoulder muscles, 25% of people, giant cell arteritis also experience polymyalgia rheumatica, giant cell arteritis is seen exclusively in those over 50 years old, occasionally occur in younger people, rare in people of african descent, evidence that it runs in families, fever, a throbbing headache on one side, the head, the head, scalp sensitivity, tenderness, touching the scalp, jaw pain, intermittent, chewing, vision difficulties, blurred vision, double vision, reduced vision, blindness in one, eyes, weakness, excessive tiredness, a general ill feeling, a loss of appetite, weight loss, than 5% of total body weight, muscle aches, excessive sweating, additional symptoms that associated, mouth sores, joint stiffness, joint pain, hearing loss, bleeding gums, face pain, doctor feels, palpates, head, scalp is sensitive, shows a tender, thick artery on one side, the head, artery, weakened pulse, no pulse, 40% of people, have other nonspecific symptoms respiratory complaints, most frequently dry cough, mononeuritis multiplex, weakness, pain of multiple individual nerve groups, paralysis of eye muscles, a persistent fever the only symptom, blood tests, nonspecific, a sedimentation rate, c-reactive protein, always very high, a hemoglobin, hematocrit normal, liver function tests abnormal, elevated alkaline phosphatase, disorder is systemic, a biopsy, analysis of tissue, affected artery show changes that confirm the diagnosis of temporal vasculitis goal of treatment, minimize irreversible tissue damage, lack of blood flow, ischemia, corticosteroids prednisone, commonly, prescribed to reduce inflammation, corticosteroid treatment started, a biopsy confirms the diagnosis, to reduce the risk of complications, aspirin recommended, corticosteroids, medications that suppress the immune system, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, occasionally, prescribed to try to minimize the dose of steroids needed, most people make a full recovery, prolonged treatment, 1 to 2 years, recurrence is possible, several years, complications, not treated properly, promptly, obstruction, the arteries, the eye, blindness, ophthalmoplegia, weakness, paralysis of one, eye muscles, tia, stroke, damage to other blood vessels, side effects of therapy, persistent throbbing headache, symptoms that indicate giant cell arteritis occur, no known prevention.