Title: Amaurosis Fugax: Symptoms, Treatments, and Diagnosis
Headings: Amaurosis Fugax
Amaurosis Fugax
Overview
What are the symptoms of amaurosis fugax?
What are the causes of amaurosis fugax?
What are the treatments for amaurosis fugax?
How is amaurosis fugax diagnosed?
What are the complications of amaurosis fugax?
What is the prognosis for amaurosis fugax?

Content: TIAs cause stroke-like symptoms that are temporary. In addition to temporary blindness, other symptoms associated with TIAs include difficulty speaking, a facial droop on one side of the face, and sudden weakness on one side of the body. What are the causes of amaurosis fugax? When blood flow is blocked to the central retinal artery that supplies blood to the eyes, amaurosis fugax occurs. A common cause of amaurosis fugax is a blockage of blood flow to the eye from a piece of plaque or a blood clot. The most common cause
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of the condition is plaque or a blood clot in the same carotid artery where a person experiences the blindness. The risk factors for this occurrence include having a history of heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, or a history of alcohol or cocaine abuse. Other underlying causes of the condition include: brain tumor
head injury
history of multiple sclerosis
history of systemic lupus erythematosus
migraine headaches
optic neuritis, an inflammation of the optic nerve
polyarteritis nodosa, a disease that affects the blood vessels
Diseases that affect the nervous system and/or blood flow to the head can all typically cause amaurosis fugax to occur. In addition to these causes, a person can experience amaurosis fugax due to a vasospasm, where the blood vessels in the eye suddenly tighten, restricting blood flow.