An 86-year-old man with unexplained right-sided headache and vision loss
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Steroid treatment for suspected giant cell arteritis brought no improvement in vision or headache severity.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0891-1150', '1939-2869']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20077