cranial arteritis

Temporal, giant cell, and cranial arteritis occur when one or more arteries become inflammed, swollen, and tender.

The most common form of giant cell formations is Giant Cell Arteritis, it is also known as temporal arteritis or cranial arteritis.

Giant-cell arteritis of the temporal artery is referred to as "temporal arteritis," and is also known as "cranial arteritis" and "Horton's disease.

Giant-cell arteritis (GCA or temporal arteritis or cranial arteritis) or Horton disease is an inflammatory disease of blood vessels most commonly involving large and medium arteries of the head, predominantly the branches of the external carotid artery.