Steroid Refractory Giant Cell Arteritis with Bilateral Vertebral Artery Occlusion and Middle Cerebellar Peduncle Infarction

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Giant cell arteritis is the most common primary systemic vasculitis in adults aged ≥50 years and peaks in the eighth decade of life. Common symptoms include headache, scalp tenderness and jaw claudication. Elevated acute phase reactants (erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein) are present in >90% of patients. Visual loss is a well-recognised complication, but approximately 2-4% of giant cell arteritis patients experience stroke, most frequently in the vertebrobasilar territory. We describe a 72-year-old male who developed bilateral vertebral artery occlusion and middle cerebellar peduncle infarction secondary to giant cell arteritis in spite of high-dose steroids.

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