title: [Fibrinolysis in the treatment of the amaurosis fugax: a case report].
abstract: The authors report a case of amaurosis fugax treated first by systemic fibrinolysis and then by antiplatelet treatment. A 47-year-old suffering from transient amaurosis due to recurrent occlusion of retinal arterial branches improved after treatment and showed no recurrence. This protocol appears effective in cases of probable embolus in a young patient with no contraindications and when flow is not reestablished (amaurosis fugax), or when the required 6-hour time delay is respected.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, CHU Pontchaillou, 2, rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex. derieux.laurence@caramail.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Derieux
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guyomard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catier
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Derieux
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le Callonnec
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Juveneton
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Charlin
mesh_terms: D020757:Amaurosis Fugax / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors