prognosis and management. Ann R Coll Physicians Surg Can 7: 153-173, 1974 3. Harrison MJG, Marshall J, Meadows JC, Russel JWR. Effect of aspirin in amaurosis fugax. Lancet 2: 743-744, 1971 4. Dyken ML, Kolar OJ, Jones FH. Differences in the occurrence of carotid transient ischemic attacks associated with antiplatelet aggregation therapy. Stroke 4: 732-736, 1973 5. Evans G. Effect of drugs that ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is scant information available on the incidence of transient ischemic attack (TIA) in a defined population. This study defines incidence rates of first TIA and subtypes of TIA during 1985-1989 and compares the incidence to that obtained from a 1960-1972 cohort study. METHODS Medical records of all residents of Rochester with potential diagnosis of TIA during 1985-...

OBJECTIVE Ophthalmic complications are common in acute GCA. Do temporal artery ultrasound and clinical parameters correlate with the occurrence and severity of ophthalmic complications? METHODS The results of temporal artery ultrasound examinations are compared with the occurrence of anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AION), central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO), branch retinal artery occ...

prognosis and management. Ann R Coll Physicians Surg Can 7: 153-173, 1974 3. Harrison MJG, Marshall J, Meadows JC, Russel JWR. Effect of aspirin in amaurosis fugax. Lancet 2: 743-744, 1971 4. Dyken ML, Kolar OJ, Jones FH. Differences in the occurrence of carotid transient ischemic attacks associated with antiplatelet aggregation therapy. Stroke 4: 732-736, 1973 5. Evans G. Effect of drugs that ...