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Giant cell arteritis or tension-type headache?: A differential diagnostic dilemma

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) or Temporal arteritis (TA) is an autoimmune disease and the most common type of vasculitis in the elderly. It causes inflammation of the medium and large arteries in the upper part of the body. GCA is an under-recognized cause of  head aches in the elderly, especially when...

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Autores principales: Rana, Abdul Qayyum, Saeed, Usman, Khan, Osama A., Qureshi, Abdul Rehman M., Paul, Dion
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25288850
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.140005