In a cohort of 161 Spanish patients with biopsy-proven GCA, 26% experienced visual symptoms. Half of these developed permanent visual loss. [65] The disease usually starts abruptly with pain and ...

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a medical emergency. The concept of symptom-to-thrombolysis time in myocardial infarction and stroke is well established. We believe that 'symptom-to-steroid' time ...