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Eales' disease presenting as stroke in the young adult
Author(s) -
Gordon Marchk Forrest,
Coyle P. K.,
Golub Barry
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410240214
Subject(s) - stroke (engine) , medicine , disease , retinal , eye disease , vascular disease , young adult , pediatrics , ophthalmology , pathology , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Eales' disease is an uncommon idiopathic disorder characterized by retinal perivasculitis and recurrent vitreous hemorrhages in young males. Associated neurological involvement is rare. We report a 38‐year‐old man who presented with stroke attributed to Eales' disease.