Markers of Giant Cell Arteritis in Patients Presenting With Ischemic Stroke: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), 2.8%-8.2% present with ischemic stroke (IS) or transient ischemic attack (TIA). GCA diagnosis may be overlooked, and immunosuppressive treatment delayed if typical symptoms are absent or if a common cause of IS coexists. This study aimed to identify potential markers of GCA through clinical evaluation and baseline investigation of IS/TIA patients.

Methods

Two authors independently conducted a scoping review using MEDLINE and EMBASE databases to identify patients diagnosed with GCA after presenting with IS/TIA. All articles, including the gray literature, were considered from January 2000 onwards if individualized data were described. Only cases of IS/TIA with GCA later diagnosed as the etiology were included for analysi

SUBMITTER: Vergara AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12701124 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature