amaurosis fugax

Amaurosis fugax itself usually does not result in permanent disability.

One comprehensive review found a two to nineteen percent incidence of amaurosis fugax among these patients.

Temporary vasospasm leading to decreased blood flow can be a cause of amaurosis fugax.

Amaurosis fugax is a symptom of carotid artery disease.

His symptoms began at age 28 with a sudden transient visual loss (amaurosis fugax) after the funeral of a friend.

When investigating amaurosis fugax, an ophthalmologic consult is absolutely warranted if available.

"Amaurosis fugax appears to be a particularly favorable indication for carotid endarterectomy.

Amaurosis fugax is loss of vision in one eye due to a temporary lack of blood flow to the retina.

In people with amaurosis fugax, vision loss continues as long as the blood supply to the retinal artery is blocked.

Treatment of amaurosis fugax depends on the severity of the blockage in the carotid artery.

It is rare that a person would visit a doctor and complain as follows: "Doctor, I have amaurosis fugax."

Commonly, amaurosis fugax caused by giant cell arteritis may be associated with jaw claudication and headache.

Certainly, additional symptoms may be present with the amaurosis fugax, and those findings will depend on the etiology of the transient monocular vision loss.

Most episodes of amaurosis fugax are the result of stenosis of the ipsilateral carotid artery.

Emboli to the brain may cause stroke-like episodes, headache and episodes of loss of vision in one eye (known as amaurosis fugax).

Amaurosis fugax is a form of acute vision loss caused by reduced blood flow to the eye that may be a warning sign of an impending stroke.

One immediate neurological complication (transient amaurosis fugax) was documented in a patient who had a surgical anastamosis between the external and internal carotid arteries.

A TIA may cause sudden dimming or loss of vision (amaurosis fugax), aphasia, slurred speech (dysarthria) and mental confusion.

Prior to 1990, amaurosis fugax could, "clinically, be divided into four identifiable symptom complexes, each with its underlying pathoetiology: embolic, hypoperfusion, angiospasm, and unknown".

Iatrogenic: Amaurosis fugax can present as a complication following carotid endarterectomy, carotid angiography, cardiac catheterization, and cardiac bypass.

If the amaurosis fugax is caused by an atherosclerotic lesion, aspirin is indicated, and a carotid endarterectomy considered based on the location and grade of the stenosis.

Amaurosis fugax is a temporary loss of vision that occurs in two conditions which cause a temporary reduction in ophthalmic artery pressure: orthostatic hypotension and positive acceleration.

However, a severely atherosclerotic carotid artery may also cause amaurosis fugax due to its stenosis of blood flow, leading to ischemia when the retina is exposed to bright light.

Despite the temporary nature of the vision loss, those experiencing amaurosis fugax are usually advised to consult a physician immediately as it is a symptom that usually heralds serious vascular events, including stroke.

Amaurosis fugax (Latin fugax meaning fleeting, Greek amaurosis meaning darkening, dark, or obscure) is a transient monocular visual loss (i.e., loss of vision in one eye that is not permanent).