عنوان

Amaurosis Fugax

(Number (ISBN

1461237769

(Number (ISBN

9781461237761

Number

b558442

Title Proper

Amaurosis Fugax

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Eugene F. Bernstein.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York, NY

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer New York

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1988

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(xvii, 310 pages 87 illustrations)

Text of Note

Background --;1 Arterial Anatomy of the Eye --;2 Clinical Presentation and Differential Diagnosis of Amaurosis Fugax --;3 Neurologic Mechanisms of Visual Loss --;Pathophysiology --;4 Angiography of Retinal and Choroid Vascular Disease --;5 Visual Aspects of Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease --;6 Occlusion of the Central Retinal Artery --;7 Retinal Cholesterol Emboli and Retinal Stroke --;8 Acute Ischemia of the Optic Nerve --;9 Risk of Cerebrovascular Disease in Patients with Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy --;10 Chronic Ocular Ischemia and Carotid Vascular Disease --;11 The Controversy of Venous Stasis Retinopathy --;12 Role of Vascular Spasm and Ocular Migraine --;13 Nonembolic Sources of Amaurosis Fugax --;Natural History --;14 Natural History of Amaurosis Fugax --;Workup --;15 Noninvasive Vascular Examination in Amaurosis Fugax --;16 Data from CT Scans: The Significance of Silent Cerebral Infarction and Atrophy --;17 Angiography in Amaurosis Fugax --;Therapy --;18 Aspirin Trials in the United States --;19 Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attacks or Amaurosis Fugax --;20 The Safety of Carotid Endarterectomy for Amaurosis Fugax --;21 Long-Term Results of Surgical Therapy for Amaurosis Fugax --;Summary --;22 Amaurosis Fugax: A Consensus Statement.

Text of Note

Amaurosis fugax, or "fleeting blindness," has been known as a clinical entity for hundreds of years (1). Transient monocular blindness (TMB) is only one manifestation of a complicated syndrome of ocular, systemic, and cerebral diseases that may include some degree of monocular blindness.

Medicine.

Nervous system -- Surgery.

Neurology.

Class number

Book number

edited by Eugene F. Bernstein.

Eugene F Bernstein

Electronic name

[Book]

Y