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Amaurosis Fugax

Synonym(s): - Blindness, Monocular, Transient - Monocular Blindness, Transient - Blindness, Transient Monocular - Transient Monocular Blindness
Definition (in english): Listen / Stop Transient complete or partial monocular blindness due to retinal ischemia. This may be caused by EMBOLI from the CAROTID ARTERY (usually in association with CAROTID STENOSIS) and other locations that enter the central RETINAL ARTERY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p245)
Broader term(s):
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Sensation Disorders
Vision Disorders
Blindness
Amaurosis Fugax
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1. Amaurosis fugax
Subtitles: Amaurosis fugax / People who read this also read... / What the community is saying... / Date: Aug 4 CEST 2010		 HON04798 Site accrédité HONcode
  Result from: The HealthCentral Network
Location: - Arlingtn - Virginia - USA Language: English Type: Commercial

2. Senior Health Advisor 2008.3: Amaurosis Fugax
Keywords: amaurosis, carotid, cholesterol, blindness, surgery, health, artery, migraine, glaucoma, sickle cell disease Date: Feb 17 CET 2009		 HON04946 Site accrédité HONcode
  Result from: Covenant Health Online
Location: - Knoxville - Tennessee - USA Language: English Type: Non-profit

3. Amaurosis fugax: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Subtitles: Amaurosis fugax / Date: Aug 22 CEST 2010		 HON04366 Site accrédité HONcode
  Result from: National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus
Location: - Bethesda - Maryland - USA Language: English, Spanish Type: Government
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