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Horton's syndrome — Hor·ton s syndrome hȯrt ənz n CLUSTER HEADACHE Horton Bayard Taylor (1895 1980) American physician. Horton is known for classic descriptions of two clinical entities. In 1932 Horton and two colleagues from the Mayo Clinic described giant cell… … Medical dictionary
arteritis — Inflammation or infection involving an artery or arteries. [L. arteria, artery, + G. itis, inflammation] brachiocephalic a. giant cell a. seen in older adults; characterized by inflammatory lesions in medium sized arteries, most commonly in the… … Medical dictionary
Giant-cell arteritis — Classification and external resources The arteries of the face and scalp. ICD 10 M31.5 M … Wikipedia
Giant cell arteritis — A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels affected by the inflammation are the arteries (hence the name "arteritis"). The age of affected patients is usually over 50… … Medical dictionary
List of eponymous diseases — An eponymous disease is one that has been named after the person who first described the condition. This usually involves publishing an article in a respected medical journal. Rarely an eponymous disease may be named after a patient (examples… … Wikipedia
