GIANT-CELL ARTERITIS WITH UNUSUAL FLOW-RELATED NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS

We report two patients with giant cell arteritis and unusual neuro-oph thalmic findings. One patient developed a horizontal one and a half sy ndrome associated with upright posture. The responsible lesion was dor sal pontine infarction. The other patient had bright light-induced ama urosis fugax in the absence of extracranial carotid occlusive disease. Both patients continued to have symptoms despite the use of high-dose intravenous corticosteroids. The manifestations of both patients occu rred early in the course of giant cell arteritis and were flow related .