Amaurosis fugax/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Amaurosis fugax.

A neurological symptom that is 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.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Amaurosis fugax (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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