Temporal Arteritis: Symptoms

What are the symptoms of temporal arteritis?

Symptoms of temporal arteritis can affect many areas of the body. Symptoms of temporal arteritis can include:

• Blurred vision or double vision

• Cough

• Excessive sweating

• Fatigue and weakness

• Fever

• Hip pain, shoulder pain and other joint pain

• Jaw pain with chewing

• Poor appetite and weight loss

• Scalp pain or sensitivity

• Throat pain or tongue pain

• Throbbing headache, especially on one side of the head or back of the head

Serious symptoms that might indicate a life-threatening condition

Temporal arteritis can lead to serious complications, such as stroke or blindness. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) if you, or someone you are with, have any of these life-threatening symptoms:

• Change in level of consciousness or alertness, such as passing out or unresponsiveness

• Change in mental status or sudden behavior change, such as confusion, delirium, lethargy, hallucinations and delusions

• Drooping of the face

• Loss of vision or blindness

• Numbness

• Paralysis or inability to move a body part

• Garbled or slurred speech or inability to speak

• Sudden change in vision