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Symptoms of temporal arteritis should be what?

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Dr. Seth Zeidman answered

Specializes in Neurosurgery

Multiple: Excessive sweating fever general ill feeling jaw pain that comes and goes loss of appetite muscle aches pain and stiffness in the neck, upper arms, shoulder, and hips throbbing headache on one side of the head or the back of the head scalp sensitivity, tenderness when touching the scalp blurred vision double vision blindness weakness weight loss.

Answered 6/7/2013

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Headache: Initially the headache may be the only presenting symptom with the temporal and occipital regions being the most common locations. Tender spots or nodules may be present in the scalp, especially over inflamed arteries.

Answered 11/30/2014

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Headache, visual: Headache, segmental loss of vision, jaw pain, fever and fatigue are the major symptoms.

Answered 10/16/2018

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Symptoms of TA: Headache, the most common symptom, usually begins early in the course of the disease and is present in at least two-thirds of patients. Initially the headache may be the only presenting symptom with the temporal and occipital regions being the most common locations. Tender spots or nodules may be present in the scalp, especially over inflamed arteries.

Answered 10/16/2018

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