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ArticleCureus2026

Posterior Circulation Stroke in a Patient With Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report.

Sonakshi Nemchand, Ling Fung Chan, Siddharth Munsuri, Sameer Almashta

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sonakshi NemchandInternal Medicine, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, GBR.
Ling Fung ChanInternal Medicine, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, GBR.
Siddharth MunsuriInternal Medicine, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, GBR.
Sameer AlmashtaStroke Consultancy, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, GBR.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the case of a 95-year-old woman with recently diagnosed giant cell arteritis (GCA) who developed a posterior circulation stroke. She initially experienced visual disturbances and was treated with high-dose corticosteroids after a temporal artery ultrasound confirmed the diagnosis. Two weeks later, she developed sudden left-sided weakness and unsteadiness. Imaging revealed an acute infarct in the left cerebellar hemisphere. During admission, atrial fibrillation was also detected. This case highlights the diagnostic challenge of stroke in GCA, where both vascular inflammation and coexisting cardioembolic risk factors can contribute to cerebrovascular events.

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atrial fibcorticosteroidsgiant-cell arteritisposterior circulation strokestroke rehab

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PMID41890449
PMCPMC13015166

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