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Descriptor English: Amaurosis Fugax
Descriptor Spanish: Amaurosis Fugax
Descriptor amaurosis fugaz
Entry term(s) ceguera monocular transitoria
ceguera transitoria monocular
Scope note: Ceguera monocular completa o parcial transitoria debida a isquemia retiniana. Puede estar causada por EMBOLIA procedente de la ARTERIA CARÓTIDA (por lo general asociada con ESTENOSIS CAROTÍDEA) y de otras localizaciones que entran en la ARTERIA CENTRAL DE LA RETINA. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p245)
Descriptor Portuguese: Amaurose Fugaz
Descriptor French: Amaurose fugace
Entry term(s): Blindness, Monocular, Transient
Blindness, Transient Monocular
Monocular Blindness, Transient
Transient Monocular Blindness
Tree number(s): C10.597.751.941.162.125
C11.966.075.125
C23.888.592.763.941.162.125
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020757
Scope note: 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. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p245)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Blindness (1966-1999)
Carotid Artery Diseases (1966-1999)
Vision Disorders (1967-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
DeCS ID: 34333
Unique ID: D020757
NLM Classification: WW 276
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Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Amaurosis Fugax - Preferred
Concept UI M0328094
Scope note 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. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p245)
Preferred term Amaurosis Fugax
Entry term(s) Blindness, Monocular, Transient
Blindness, Transient Monocular
Monocular Blindness, Transient
Transient Monocular Blindness



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