TRANSIENT MONOCULAR VISUAL-LOSS PATTERNS AND ASSOCIATED VASCULAR ABNORMALITIES

被引:33
作者
BRUNO, A
CORBETT, JJ
BILLER, J
ADAMS, HP
QUALLS, C
机构
[1] UNIV IOWA,DEPT NEUROL,NEUROOPHTHALMOL UNIT,IOWA CITY,IA 52242
[2] UNIV IOWA,DEPT OPHTHALMOL,IOWA CITY,IA 52242
[3] UNIV IOWA,DEPT NEUROL,DIV CEREBROVASC DIS,IOWA CITY,IA 52242
[4] UNIV NEW MEXICO,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
[5] UNIV NEW MEXICO,DEPT MATH & STAT,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
关键词
Amaurosis fugax; Carotid artery diseases; Embolism;
D O I
10.1161/01.STR.21.1.34
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
To determine if certain transient monocular visual loss patterns predict the associated vascular abnormalities, we prospectively evaluated 100 consecutive patients. Each patient had hematologic tests, a carotid artery study (arteriography in 74, duplex uitrasonography in the remaining 26), and an ophthalmologic examination. Patients with aititudinai or Iateraiized transient monocular visual loss were more likely to have carotid artery stenosis, carotid artery ulceration, cardiac sources of emboli, or visible retinal emboli than patients with other visual loss patterns. Our findings suggest that aititudinai or Iateraiized transient monocular visual loss is primarily caused by embolism but that other visual loss patterns are usually caused by nonembolic mechanisms. © 1990 American Heart Association, Inc.
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页码:34 / 39
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