[Fibrinolysis in the treatment of the amaurosis fugax: a case report].
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.
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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
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors