RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Engelhardt, Thomas
SR Print(0)
ID 1164073135
T1 Horton Syndrome
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861789
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164073135
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  severe  throbbing  headache  syndrome  characterized  by  inflammation  of  the  temporal  (pulseless,  enlarged  superficial  artery)  and  other  cranial  arteries.  Patients  are  affected  with  anorexia,  insomnia,  and  low-grade  fever.  There  is  often  accompanying  eye  watering,  nasal  congestion,  or  swelling  around  the  eye,  on  the  affected  side.  These  symptoms  typically  last  from  15  minutes  to  3  hours.  Blindness  may  occur  if  process  reaches  the  ophthalmic  artery.  Rarely  presents  before  the  sixth  decade  of  life.