Clinical and Pathophysiological Features of Amaurosis Fugax in Japanese Stroke Patients.
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Mortality and stroke after amaurosis fugax.
One hundred and ten patients who had presented with amaurosis fugax and were treated medically were studied retrospectively. Follow up from the time of presentation was six to nineteen years with a median of eight years. The mortality and frequency of strokes in this group was compared with populations matched for age and sex. Life expectancy in patients with amaurosis fugax was reduced. Ischae...
متن کاملAmaurosis fugax: a clinical comparison.
Amaurosis fugax (transient monocular blindness) is a symptom of retinal ischemia just as contralateral hemiparesis and sensory loss are symptoms of cerebral ischemia. These symptoms are produced by atherosclerotic stenosis of the carotid vessels at the ipsilateral carotid bifurcation and emboli from these areas causing focal, repetitive, retinal ischemia. A study of 31 endarterectomy patients w...
متن کاملAmaurosis fugax in young adults.
EDITOR,-We read with interest the article by O'Sullivan et al.' The nine presented patients went through extensive investigations, including echocardiograms in all cases. Yet, no evidence of an embolic or atheromatous aetiology was found. Unfortunately, the authors failed to mention whether the echocardiography was transthoracic or transoesophageal. We had experience with a 29-year-old woman, w...
متن کاملAmaurosis fugax in young people.
Nine young adults (median age 19.5 years) who suffered from amaurosis fugax (AF) are described. The attacks of AF were short in duration and preceded by premonitory symptoms in five cases and by a migrainous headache in two. In five patients the visual loss progressed in a lacunar pattern unlike the 'curtain' pattern characteristic of AF in older patients. Investigation revealed no evidence of ...
متن کاملAmaurosis fugax: the results of arteriography in 59 patients.
Fifty-nine patients had arteriography because of episodes of amaurosis fugax. Only one third of them had atherosclerotic lesions potentially treatable by carotid endarterectomy. Another third had normal arteriograms, some of these had migraine, heart disease or platelet disorders presumed to be the cause of their symptoms. Patients with amaurosis fugax are a heterogeneous group, and their visua...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.39.118