Recurrent amaurosis fugax without haemodynamically significant ipsilateral carotid stenosis

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 224-226

  McKibbin, M ^a,b   Verma, D ^a  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amaurosis fugax; Ocular blood flow; Ocular pulse amplitude

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS;

EID: 0032910339     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1999.770222.x     Document Type: Article

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