Preferred Label : Headache due to giant cell arteritis;
ICD-11 definition : Headache caused by and symptomatic of giant cell arteritis. Headache may be the sole
symptom of giant cell arteritis, a disease most conspicuously associated with headache,
which is due to inflammation of cranial arteries, especially branches of the external
carotid artery. The features of the headache are variable.;
ICD-11 synonym : Headache attributed to GCA; Headache attributed to GCA - [giant cell arteritis]; giant cell arteritis;
Origin ID : 1213960935;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
See also inter- (CISMeF)
Headache caused by and symptomatic of giant cell arteritis. Headache may be the sole
symptom of giant cell arteritis, a disease most conspicuously associated with headache,
which is due to inflammation of cranial arteries, especially branches of the external
carotid artery. The features of the headache are variable.