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Anomalous Origin of the Ophthalmic Artery in a Patient With Amaurosis Fugax
Peter E. Weinberg, MD;
Nicholas J. Patronas, MD;
Kwang S. Kim, MD;
Onur Melen, MD
Arch Neurol. 1981;38(5):315-317.
Abstract
Ectopic origin of the ophthalmic artery from the middle meningeal artery was found in a patient with amaurosis fugax. The origin of the external carotid artery on the symptomatic side was markedly stenotic. The patient's symptoms disappeared after external carotid endarterectomy. We review the ectopic sites of the ophthalmic artery and discuss atheromatous disease of the external carotid system as a cause of transient ischemic attacks.
Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Radiology (Drs Weinberg and Kim), Neurology, and Ophthalmology (Dr Melen), Northwestern University Medical School and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago; and the Department of Radiology, University of Chicago (Dr Patronas).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication July 8, 1980.
Reprint requests to Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Superior Street and Fairbanks Court, Chicago, IL 60611 (Dr Weinberg).
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