What Is Cerebral Arteritis

New, severe headaches.Strokes or transient ischemic attacks (mini-strokes)Significant forgetfulness or confusion.Weakness, especially of the limbs.Loss of balance and gait disturbance.Vision loss.Seizures.

What are the symptoms of cerebral vasculitis?

• New, severe headaches.
• Strokes or transient ischemic attacks (mini-strokes)
• Significant forgetfulness or confusion.
• Weakness, especially of the limbs.
• Loss of balance and gait disturbance.
• Vision loss.
• Seizures.

How serious is arteritis?

Most often, it affects the arteries in your head, especially those in your temples. For this reason, giant cell arteritis is sometimes called temporal arteritis. Giant cell arteritis frequently causes headaches, scalp tenderness, jaw pain and vision problems. Untreated, it can lead to blindness.