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Amaurosis Fugax

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Editors:
  1. Eugene F. Bernstein

    1. Division of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, USA
      University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Background

    1. Arterial Blood Supply of the Eye

      • Sohan Singh Hayreh
      Pages 1-23

    2. Clinical Presentation and Differential Diagnosis of Amaurosis Fugax

      • Jean-Claude Gautier
      Pages 24-42

    3. Neurologic Mechanisms of Visual Loss

      • Louis R. Caplan
      Pages 43-50

  3. Pathophysiology

    1. Angiography of Retinal and Choroidal Vascular Disease

      • Joseph B. Michelson, Mitchell H. Friedlaender
      Pages 51-71

    2. Visual Aspects of Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Disease

      • Shirley H. Wray
      Pages 72-80

    3. Occlusion of the Central Retinal Artery

      • Shirley H. Wray
      Pages 81-89

    4. Retinal Cholesterol Emboli and Retinal Stroke

      • Peter J. Savino
      Pages 90-92

    5. Acute Ischemia of the Optic Nerve

      • Sohan Singh Hayreh
      Pages 93-113

    6. Risk of Cerebrovascular Disease in Patients with Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

      • Peter J. Savino
      Pages 114-117

    7. Chronic Ocular Ischemia and Carotid Vascular Disease

      • John E. Carter
      Pages 118-134

    8. Chronic Ocular Ischemic Syndrome in Internal Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease: Controversy on “Venous Stasis Retinopathy”

      • Sohan Singh Hayreh
      Pages 135-158

    9. Role of Vascular Spasm and Ocular Migraine

      • Donald J. Dalessio
      Pages 159-167

    10. Nonembolic Sources of Amaurosis Fugax

      • Marjorie E. Seybold
      Pages 168-173

  4. Natural History

    1. Natural History of Amaurosis Fugax

      • Ralph W. Ross Russell
      Pages 174-182

  5. Workup

    1. Noninvasive Vascular Examination in Amaurosis Fugax

      • Shirley M. Otis
      Pages 183-198

    2. Data from CT Scans: The Significance of Silent Cerebral Infarction and Atrophy

      • A. N. Nicolaides, K. Papadakis, M. Grigg, A. Al-Kutoubi, M. A. Williams, D. F. S. Deacon
      Pages 200-226

    3. Angiography in Amaurosis Fugax

      • Michael J. G. Harrison
      Pages 227-235

  6. Therapy

    1. Aspirin Trials in the United States

      • William S. Fields, Noreen A. Lemak
      Pages 236-250

    2. Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attacks or Amaurosis Fugax

      • Laurence A. Harker
      Pages 251-263
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Amaurosis fugax, or "fleeting blindness," has been known as a clinical entity for hundreds of years (1). Since 1859, we also have understood that the phenomenon frequently is related to atheroembolic disease and that it is considered a classic manifestation of ocular transient ischemic attacks and a potential precursor to stroke. However, many questions about this syndrome have remained unanswered until quite recently, when a great deal of new information and thought has been directed to the subject. 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. The duration of blindness varies from very brief (seconds) to complete and permanent. The per­ manent type is referred to as ocular infarction or ocular stroke. Retinal infarction is the most severe degree of monocular blindness and usually is due to embolic occlusion of the central retinal artery or one of its branches. Varying types of arterial emboli have been described, including thrombus, cholesterol, platelets, and fibrin.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, USA

    Eugene F. Bernstein

  • University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA

    Eugene F. Bernstein

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Amaurosis Fugax

  • Editors: Eugene F. Bernstein

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3776-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8345-4Published: 19 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-3776-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 310

  • Topics: Neurology, Cardiac Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery

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