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Can sed rate and c reactive results be normal while taking Prednisone?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 28 11:03am | Replies (41)Comment receiving replies
"You mentioned a “brain” doctor not knowing about GCA. I’m assuming you meant a neurologist? I can’t fathom he did not know what GCA is!"
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I have seen many "specialists" ... their scope of medical practice is limited. A specialist in neurology who might know something about GCA would be a neuro-ophthalmologist. A general ophthalmologist would know as well but a general neurologist probably would not know too much about GCA. General neurologists focus on brain and spine disorders along with other types of nerve disorders. They see GCA less often in their daily work.
GCA and the damage it can cause to the optic nerve is a type of stroke and it is sometimes called an "eye stroke." You would generally be seen by a neuro-ophthalmologist.
I think a primary care doctor is the 'best doctor." They need to know a little bit about many things instead of a lot about one thing that a specialist knows.
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@dadcue Not every neurologist is an expert in giant cell arteritis. Although they learn about it diagnosis and treatment is left to rheumatologists and neuro-opthalmologists. He was not looking for that I imagine when I had my stroke. I didn't see him the second time I went in the hospital. My primary care has me spending time with interns when I'm there to teach them about GCA. She doesn't know much about it, hard to find doctors that do. My opthalmologist is neuro-op and my Rheumatologist is young but seems educated on GCA, those are the two I rely on.