Because headache can be a symptom of temporal arteritis,
patients often think it's Migraine or another headache disorder.
Temporal arteritis is sometimes called cranial arteritis or
giant cell arteritis. Temporal arteritis occurs when one or more
arteries become inflamed and are damaged. It occurs most
commonly in the head, especially in the temporal arteries that
branch off the cartoid artery in the neck. The cause is unknown,
but researchers think the inflammation is due to a faulty immune
system response. It occurs almost exclusively in those over 50
years old, but may occasionally occur in younger people. There
is some evidence that it can be hereditary. - Excessive sweating
- General ill feeling - Jaw pain, intermittent or when chewing -
Loss of appetite - Muscle aches - 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 - Reduced vision (blindness in one or both eyes) -
Weakness, excessive tiredness