Giant cell arteritis with amaurosis and bilateral mydriasis in the emergency room: a case report and literature review

Federico Mazzacane^{1

2}, Ilaria Sorgiovanni³, Mariangela Bianco⁴, Mauro Ceroni⁵, Alfredo Costa^{3

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. federico.mazzacane01@universitadipavia.it.
² Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Via Mondino 2, 27100, Pavia, Italy. federico.mazzacane01@universitadipavia.it.
³ Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Policlinico Di Monza, Monza, Italy.
⁵ Unit of Behavioral Neurology, Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.

Review

Federico Mazzacane et al. Neurol Sci. 2022 Dec.

. 2022 Dec;43(12):6971-6973.

doi: 10.1007/s10072-022-06310-6. Epub 2022 Aug 1.

Federico Mazzacane^{1

2}, Ilaria Sorgiovanni³, Mariangela Bianco⁴, Mauro Ceroni⁵, Alfredo Costa^{3

5}

¹ Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. federico.mazzacane01@universitadipavia.it.
² Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Via Mondino 2, 27100, Pavia, Italy. federico.mazzacane01@universitadipavia.it.
³ Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Policlinico Di Monza, Monza, Italy.
⁵ Unit of Behavioral Neurology, Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.

No abstract available

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