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Stroke, Vol 17, 325-327, Copyright © 1986 by American Heart Association

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Temporal arteritis-like presentation of carotid atherosclerosis

N Venna, R Goldman, S Tilak and TD Sabin

A 68 year-old woman presented with a two-week history of amaurosis fugax, ipsilateral fronto-temporal headache and jaw claudication suggesting carotid giant cell arteritis. However, this syndrome proved to be due to atherosclerosis causing complete occlusion of the external carotid artery at its origin and narrowing of the internal carotid artery. Combined external and internal carotid endarterectomy relieved the symptoms. The symptom complex of temporal arteritis may be rarely mimicked by carotid atherosclerotic occlusive disease.

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