Giant Cell Arteritis: A Rare Cause of Thunderclap Headache in the Elderly

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dc.contributor.authorAgrawal, Gen_US
dc.contributor.authorBhartiya, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorMukherjee, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Ven_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-13T09:30:29Z
dc.date.available2025-08-13T09:30:29Z
dc.date.issued2025-03
dc.description.abstractGiant cell arteritis (GCA) is a medium?to?large?vessel vasculitis affecting both intracranial and extracranial vessels. It generally presents with constitutional symptoms, headache, jaw claudication, and vision loss. Presentation as thunderclap headache is unusual. We present an unusual case of thunderclap headache in a middle-aged individual who was eventually diagnosed with GCA. The patient was diagnosed with a case of GCA based on clinical findings and temporal artery biopsy with a good response to treatment. GCA should be considered differential of thunderclap headache with normal imaging and cerebrospinal fluid findings.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Neurology, Southern Command Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Neurology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Neurology, Southern Command Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationAgrawal G, Bhartiya M, Wilson V, Mukherjee A, Singh V. Giant Cell Arteritis: A Rare Cause of Thunderclap Headache in the Elderly. Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics. 2025 Mar; 21(1): 75-77en_US
dc.identifier.issn0974-3405
dc.identifier.issn0974-2484
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/252303
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer – Medknowen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume21en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/jiag.jiag_110_24en_US
dc.subjectGiant cell arteritisen_US
dc.subjectthunderclap headacheen_US
dc.subjecttemporal arteritisen_US
dc.titleGiant Cell Arteritis: A Rare Cause of Thunderclap Headache in the Elderlyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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