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(Stroke. 1972;3:131.)
© 1972 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Cranial Arteritis With Liver Involvement

DONALD C. MANN M.D.¹ JAMES F. TOOLE M.D.²

¹ Wake Forest University, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103; Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Box 8081, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110
² Wake Forest University, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103

An elderly man with cranial nerve palsies was found to have cranial arteritis. Laboratory studies established concurrent liver disease which improved with treatment. The liver and brain stem pathology is discussed.

Key Words: giant-cell arteritis • temporal arteritis • liver disease • alkaline phosphatase • liver biopsy • liver scan • vascular disease • steroid therapy