Amaurosis Fugax

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Identifier 19780216_nanos_varsubjectssympos2_06
Title Amaurosis Fugax
Creator Shirley H. Wray, MD, PhD, FRCP
Affiliation Professor of Neurology Harvard Medical School, Director, Unit for Neurovisual Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital
Subject Amaurosis Fugax; Transient Monocular Blindness; Retinal Embolism; Glinting Emboli; Hemiplegia; Atheromatous Lesions; Cholesterol
Description Transient monocular blindness is a common symptom which carries important diagnostic and therapeutic implications. It is most commonly due to retinal embolism which is sometimes recognizable ophthalmoscopically. Bright, glinting emboli indicate the presence of cholesterol, while whitish homogeneous masses in the arterioles represent platelet aggregates. The usual source of emboli is atheroma at the origin of the internal carotid artery. Untreated, 16% of patients develop permanent visual loss or hemiplegia. Neither the character of the ocular symptoms, nor the frequency, duration nor total number of episodes provides a reliable guide to prognosis. However, associated or independent transient hemisphere symptoms indicate an increased risk of hemiplegia.
Date 1978-02-16
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1978 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 1978: Various Subjects Symposium (Session 2)
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 1978. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 183791
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z92k4w
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