All Relations between Blindness and gca

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Rodger Charlto. Optimal management of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica. Therapeutics and clinical risk management. vol 8. 2012-08-23. PMID:22547936. this ocular involvement of gca should be treated as a medical emergency to prevent possible blindness and steroids should be commenced immediately. 2012-08-23 2023-08-12 Not clear
F Kesten, M Aschwanden, P Gubser, K Glatz, T Daikeler, C Hes. Giant cell arteritis--a changing entity. Swiss medical weekly. vol 141. 2011-12-28. PMID:21956650. gca is most feared for its early complications, namely blindness and stroke, resulting from inflammation and subsequent occlusion of ocular and extra cranial arteries, respectively. 2011-12-28 2023-08-12 Not clear
Nipat Aui-Aree, Kobkul Tungsinmunkong, Siriporn Hirunpat, Mansing Ratanasukon, Boonchai Wangsupadilo. A variety of atypical manifestations in giant cell arteritis. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet. vol 93. issue 5. 2010-07-01. PMID:20524453. early recognition of tmvl is important to make early diagnosis of gca to prevent blindness. 2010-07-01 2023-08-12 Not clear
Nipat Aui-Aree, Kobkul Tungsinmunkong, Siriporn Hirunpat, Mansing Ratanasukon, Boonchai Wangsupadilo. A variety of atypical manifestations in giant cell arteritis. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet. vol 93. issue 5. 2010-07-01. PMID:20524453. spontaneous ear pain is extremely rare, and reports have documented delay in diagnosis of gca resulting in irreversible blindness. 2010-07-01 2023-08-12 Not clear
Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon, Tiffany M Clark, Gary S Hoffma. Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis: a spectrum within the same disease? Medicine. vol 88. issue 4. 2009-07-27. PMID:19593227. compared to patients with tak, patients with gca had a greater prevalence of jaw claudication (gca 33%, tak 5%), blurred vision (gca 29%, tak 8%), diplopia (gca 9%, tak 0%), and blindness (gca 14%, tak 0%).symptoms, signs, and imaging abnormalities that are characteristic of gca or tak are often present, albeit in differing frequencies, in both disorders. 2009-07-27 2023-08-12 Not clear
Efdal Yoeruek, Peter Szurman, Olcay Tatar, Petra Weckerle, Helmut Wilhel. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy due to giant cell arteritis with normal inflammatory markers. Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie. vol 246. issue 6. 2008-08-28. PMID:18386041. in anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (aion), it is important not to miss the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (gca) because this requires immediate steroid treatment to prevent involvement of the second eye and possible blindness. 2008-08-28 2023-08-12 Not clear
D Makkuni, A Bharadwaj, K Wolfe, S Payne, A Hutchings, B Dasgupt. Is intimal hyperplasia a marker of neuro-ophthalmic complications of giant cell arteritis? Rheumatology (Oxford, England). vol 47. issue 4. 2008-05-08. PMID:18285353. the ischaemic complications of giant cell arteritis (gca) such as blindness and stroke may result from luminal narrowing of the affected arteries. 2008-05-08 2023-08-12 Not clear
Timothy Bevis, Ramakrishna Ratnakaram, M Fran Smith, M Tariq Bhatt. Visual loss due to central serous chorioretinopathy during corticosteroid treatment for giant cell arteritis. Clinical & experimental ophthalmology. vol 33. issue 4. 2005-10-11. PMID:16033370. giant cell arteritis (gca) can be a devastating disease resulting in blindness if not promptly diagnosed and treated. 2005-10-11 2023-08-12 Not clear
Cornelia M Weyand, Wei Ma-Krupa, Jörg J Goronz. Immunopathways in giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica. Autoimmunity reviews. vol 3. issue 1. 2004-11-15. PMID:14871649. giant cell arteritis (gca), a vasculitis that targets medium- and large-size arteries, is ranked as a medical emergency because of its potential to cause blindness and stroke. 2004-11-15 2023-08-12 Not clear
Rita Sood, H Zulfi, R Ray, R Handa, J P Wal. Giant cell arteritis--a rare cause of fever of unknown origin in India. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. vol 50. 2002-10-16. PMID:12240861. awareness of various manifestations of gca is essential for early recognition and prompt treatment so as to prevent complications like blindness. 2002-10-16 2023-08-12 Not clear
A G Lee, R A Tang, S E Feldon, M Pless, J S Schiffman, R M Rubin, N Ra. Orbital presentations of giant cell arteritis. Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie. vol 239. issue 7. 2002-01-14. PMID:11521695. giant cell arteritis (gca) is a systemic vasculitis that may affect the optic nerve and cause blindness (e.g. 2002-01-14 2023-08-12 Not clear
C C Chan, M Paine, J O'Da. Steroid management in giant cell arteritis. The British journal of ophthalmology. vol 85. issue 9. 2001-09-20. PMID:11520757. ocular involvement in giant cell arteritis (gca) is an ophthalmic emergency which, if untreated, can progress to permanent blindness. 2001-09-20 2023-08-12 Not clear
A G Neff, E M Greifenstei. Giant cell arteritis update. Seminars in ophthalmology. vol 14. issue 2. 2000-04-28. PMID:10758218. gca is an ophthalmologic and systemic emergency, because devastating consequences, such as blindness and death, can occur without treatment. 2000-04-28 2023-08-12 Not clear
S S Hayre. Masticatory muscle pain: an important indicator of giant cell arteritis. Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry. vol 18. issue 2. 1998-07-30. PMID:9680912. giant cell arteritis (gca) is a polysymptomatic disease which constitutes an ophthalmic emergency because early recognition and management can prevent blindness. 1998-07-30 2023-08-12 human
M R Lestico, L E Boh, A A Schun. Polymyalgia rheumatica. Clinical pharmacy. vol 12. issue 8. 1993-12-06. PMID:8222521. there is an association between gca and pmr that has important implications because of the risk of blindness and other severe vascular complications in patients with gca. 1993-12-06 2023-08-12 Not clear
S S Hayre. Ophthalmic features of giant cell arteritis. Bailliere's clinical rheumatology. vol 5. issue 3. 1992-05-21. PMID:1807820. giant cell arteritis (gca) is an ophthalmic emergency because, if undetected or managed inadequately, there is a high risk of developing a painless, permanent blindness in one or both eyes; however, if it is quickly identified and treated urgently and aggressively, blindness is almost entirely preventable. 1992-05-21 2023-08-11 Not clear
S S Hayre. Ophthalmic features of giant cell arteritis. Bailliere's clinical rheumatology. vol 5. issue 3. 1992-05-21. PMID:1807820. the ocular manifestations of gca are essentially ischaemic in nature, with blindness as the most dreaded complication. 1992-05-21 2023-08-11 Not clear
K A Reich, D F Giansiracusa, S L Strongwate. Neurologic manifestations of giant cell arteritis. The American journal of medicine. vol 89. issue 1. 1990-08-15. PMID:2195891. giant cell arteritis (gca) is a common vasculitic disease in the elderly, with a multitude of neurologic manifestations including, but not limited to, stroke and blindness. 1990-08-15 2023-08-11 Not clear
M Rey Pérez de Pipaón, J Chacón Peña, M A Pino Ramírez, G Izquierdo Ayuso, G Navarro Mascarell, J R Armas Padró. [Bilateral frontal infarct with imitation and utilization syndrome in a case of giant cell arteritis]. Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain). vol 5. issue 2. 1990-08-06. PMID:2361038. we report a patient with typical gca with blindness due to occlusion of the central artery of the retina, who developed an imitation and utilization behavior attributable to bilateral frontal infarction without accompanying neurological symptoms. 1990-08-06 2023-08-11 Not clear
R W Chang, H V Fineber. Risk-benefit considerations in the management of polymyalgia rheumatica. Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making. vol 3. issue 4. 1984-04-04. PMID:6668991. however, some pmr patients are at risk of sudden blindness from an associated disease, giant cell arteritis (gca). 1984-04-04 2023-08-12 Not clear