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Abstract
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)
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- Blindness, Monocular, Transient
- Monocular Blindness, Transient
- Blindness, Transient Monocular
- Transient Monocular Blindness
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2000
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- Blindness (1966-1999)
- Carotid Artery Diseases (1966-1999)
- Vision Disorders (1967-1999)
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- National Library of Medicine. Amaurosis Fugax. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020757. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020757
- Amaurosis Fugax. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaurosis_fugax
- Amaurosis Fugax. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2146228