Amaurosis Fugax and Headache in a 34 Year Old Woman

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Identifier 19850306_nanos_sciplatform1_07
Title Amaurosis Fugax and Headache in a 34 Year Old Woman
Creator James J. Corbett, MD
Affiliation University of Mississippi
Subject Amaurosis Fugax; Right Hemiparesis; Migraine; Left Retroorbital Headaches
Description 34 y/o woman, blind severely amblyopic in right eye since birth. At age 29 while 7 months pregnant she had a single spell, 20 minutes long of right hemiparesis. Four years ago developed 2 day right sided throbbing headachedx migraine. Left retroorbital headaches for two years and daily for the last 6 months. She had a three month history of left eye gray curtain lasting about one minute. One per week at the beginning but 2-3 times daily lasting up to 15 minutes lately. Also had bright spots in the center of the left visual field moving to the periphery for 15-20 minutes that broke up into bright sparkles.
Date 1985-03-06
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1985 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 1985: Scientific Platform Presentation (Session 1)
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 1985. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6sj4s97
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 183622
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sj4s97
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