Abstract
A 52-year-old man presented with transient monocular blindness that was both spontaneous and exacerbated by exertion. Dynamic orbital CT revealed a delay in the perfusion of the left optic nerve head suggestive of a steal phenomenon. Subsequent selective arteriography demonstrated an arteriovenous fistula between the falx artery originating from the ophthalmic artery and the superior sagittal venous sinus. In the proper clinical setting, a hemodynamic steal should be considered in the differential diagnosis of amaurosis fugax.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 191-192 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | American Journal of Neuroradiology |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1993 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Clinical Neurology
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Xiong, L., Li, J., & Jinkins, J. R. (1993). Amaurosis fugax caused by a dural arteriovenous fistula from the ophthalmic artery. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 14(1), 191-192.