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Recurrent attacks of amaurosis fugax treated with calcium channel blocker
Author(s) -
Winterkorn Jacqueline M. S.,
Teman Allen Jay
Publication year - 1991
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.410300317
Subject(s) - amaurosis fugax , medicine , amaurosis , calcium channel blocker , vasospasm , cardiology , surgery , calcium , stenosis , subarachnoid hemorrhage
Abstract Vasospasm may be one of the causes of amaurosis fugax. A patient is reported who daily experienced multiple brief episodes of amaurosis fugax. The absence of physical, laboratory, or radiographic evidence for thromboembolism, hemodynamic compromise, or vasculitis, suggested that the amaurosis might be caused by vasospasm. This hypothesis was supported by cessation of the attacks of amaurosis when the patient was treated with a calcium channel blocker.