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Vasospastic Transient Monocular Visual Loss: Effect of Treatment With Different Doses of Nifedipine

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Title Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, December 2014, Volume 34, Issue 4
Date 2014-12
Language eng
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Publication Type Journal Article
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
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Title Vasospastic Transient Monocular Visual Loss: Effect of Treatment With Different Doses of Nifedipine
Creator Hanna Pitkänen, MD, Ville Saarela, MD, PhD
Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Abstract Transient monocular visual loss (TMVL) usually is due to hypoperfusion of the optic nerve or retinal circulation. After the exclusion of thromboembolic and carotid artery diseases, retinal vasospasm should be considered as an underlying cause of TMVL. We report a patient with an increasing number of transient attacks of unilateral blindness. Vasospasm was confirmed as the etiology by fundus photography during an attack. Nifedipine 10 mg/d decreased the severity of the visual loss and the number of attacks. The patient was relieved of symptoms entirely with a nifedipinedose of 20 mg/d.
Subject Adult; Calcium Channel Blockers; Female; Functional Laterality; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neurologic Examination; Nifedipine; Vasospasm, Intracranial; Vision Disorders; Visual Fields
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