TEMPORAL ARTERITIS HEADACHE
ABOUT TEMPORAL ARTERITIS
Temporal Arteritis, a type of vasculitis, is a disorder that literally means "inflammation of the temporal arteries". These blood vessels run along the temples, providing blood supply to portions of the scalp, saliva glands and jaw muscles. This condition is usually caused from an unusual immune reaction and will disrupt the blood supply, resulting in various symptoms. These symptoms can range from minor jaw pain and headache to permanent blindness.
Approximately 20 out of 100,000 people over the age of 50 suffer from temporal arteritis, and 2 women will have this condition for every male. It is also very rare for someone to contract this condition if they are under 50 years old.
Temporal Arteritis, otherwise known as cranial arteritis is very closely related to giant cell arteritis, which is a rheumatic disease affecting large and medium sized arteries throughout the body, rather that confined to the jaw, scalp and eye areas. In some cases, giant cell arteritis can restrict circulation in limbs; in advanced cases, giant cell arteritis has been known to cause strokes and occasionally even heart attacks.
TREATMENT OF TEMPORAL ARTERITIS
Diagnosis and of this condition is usually quite good, as rheumatologists, geriatricians, internists, opthamologists and vascular surgeons should all be quite familiar with this condition. Patient medical history and a good recall of symptoms suffered over the last couple of months will be very helpful as well. The diagnosis is quickly and easily confirmed by a couple of tests and/or a small biopsy (under local anesthesia). The outlook for the patient is usually very good if the condition is caught early and treatment begins. Alongside treatment for the condition, the sufferer may be prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for lessing pain of headache and muscle ache. If diagnosis is made in the later stages of the disease, cases that have lost vision previously due to this may not regain their sight.
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