Publications by authors named "Francisco Javier Prado"

Article Synopsis
  • - The study aimed to analyze how common visual symptoms are in patients with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and what factors might predict these symptoms.
  • - Out of 1,636 patients with GCA, 36.6% experienced visual issues, with anterior ischemic optic neuropathy being the most common complication; older age and jaw claudication were identified as risk factors for visual involvement.
  • - Conversely, conditions like polymyalgia rheumatica, fever, longer symptom duration, and higher erythrocyte sedimentation rate were associated with a lower risk of experiencing visual symptoms.
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