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Infrequent presentation of giant cell arteritis
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  1. Carmen García-Cabo,
  2. Lorena Benavente,
  3. Sergio Calleja
  1. Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
  1. Correspondence to Carmen García-Cabo, c.garciacabo{at}gmail.com

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-213973

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    A 78-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation and hypertension was admitted to the hospital for a mild left hemispheric stroke. He reported having jaw claudication, frontotemporal headache and malaise for the past several months. MRI angiography of the brain revealed occlusion of both vertebral arteries and significant stenosis of the left supraclinoidal internal …

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