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Temporal arteritis, or giant cell arteritis (GCA), is a swelling or inflammation that involves the temporal artery. The temporal artery runs over the temple, along the area to the outside of the eye. In extreme or untreated cases, temporal arteritis can lead to blindness.

5 Great Resources on Giant Cell Arteritis

• eMedicine: Giant Cell Arteritis
• Wikipedia: Temporal arteritis
• UptoDate: Patient information: Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell (temporal) arteritis
• Vasculitis Foundation: Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis)
• Mayo Clinic: Giant cell arteritis

5 Latest Headlines on Giant Cell Arteritis

• More Giant Cell Arteritis News from Topix

What is Giant Cell Arteritis?

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): What is Vasculitis including Temporal Arteritis?
• American College of Rheumatology: What is Giant cell arteritis?
• American Academy of Family Physicians: What is giant cell arteritis?
• WrongDiagnosis: Giant cell arteritis

What Are The Symptoms of Giant Cell Arteritis?

• Johns Hopkins: Classic symptoms of Giant Cell Arteritis
• A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Temporal arteritis Symptoms
• St.Luke's Eye: Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis) Symptoms
• EverydayHealth: Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis) Symptoms
• Mayo Clinic: Giant cell arteritis Symptoms

What Are The Causes and Complications of Giant Cell Arteritis?

• John's Hopkins: What Causes Giant Cell Arteritis?
• Royal National Institute of Blind People: What causes Giant Cell Arteritis?
• MedicineNet: What causes Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)& Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis)?
• American Academy of Family Physicians: Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica Causes
• Mayo Clinic: Giant cell arteritis Causes

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Giant Cell Arteritis?

• HealthWise (via WebMD): Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis - Treatment Overview
• WrongDiagnosis: Treatments for Temporal arteritis
• Answers.com: Temporal Arteritis: Treatment
• eMedicine: Temporal (Giant Cell) Arteritis Treatment
• Wikipedia: Temporal arteritis Treatment

What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Giant Cell Arteritis?

• MedicineNet: What is the prognosis for patients with giant cell arteritis?
• NINDS: Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) Prognosis
• UptoDate: Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) Long term outlook
• WrongDiagnosis: Prognosis of Temporal arteritis

How Do You Prevent Giant Cell Arteritis?

• NYU Medical Center: Temporal Arteritis Prevention
• Answers.com: Temporal Arteritis: Prevention

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Giant Cell Arteritis

• RevolutionHealth: Diagnosed with giant cell arteritis
• ArthritisInsight: giant cell arteritis
• HealthBoards: Giant Cell Arteritis
• MedHelp: Temporal arteritis

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Giant Cell Arteritis

• JAMA: Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) Articles
• PubMedCentral: Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) Articles
• Google Scholar: Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) Articles

Clinical Trials on Giant Cell Arteritis

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) Clinical Trials
• CenterWatch: Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) Clinical Trials

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