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Temporal arteritis presenting as an extrapyramidal disorder
Author(s) -
Santambrogio L.,
Bellomo G.,
Mercuri M.,
Alagia G.,
Ciuffetti G.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1990.tb01572.x
Subject(s) - arteritis , medicine , giant cell arteritis , extrapyramidal symptoms , pediatrics , surgery , disease , pathology , vasculitis , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , antipsychotic
A case of temporal arteritis presenting with extrapyramidal symptoms (tremor, rigidity and extrapyramidal hypertonus) unresponsive to conventional treatment is here described. The onset of headache and laboratory abnormalities suggestive of temporal arteritis prompted a temporal artery biopsy which confirmed the diagnosis; the administration of corticosteroids led to the resolution of all symptoms.