EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF FUNDUSCOPIC FINDINGS IN CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES : I. Funduscopic findings as risk factors for cerebrovascular diseases

Experimental carotid occlusion: funduscopic and fluorescein angiographic findings.

A characteristic fundus picture was consistently produced following acute bilateral common carotid artery ligation in mature rats, reminiscent of human carotid occlusive disease. Two days after ligation it consisted of dilatation and tortuosity of retinal veins, blurring and swelling of the optic disc, retinal whitening primarily along the venous distribution, and straightening of retinal arter...

Sonography in optic disk drusen: imaging findings and role in diagnosis when funduscopic findings are normal.

OBJECTIVE Optic disk drusen are relatively benign lesions of the eye but can cause visual symptoms and may occasionally mimic papilledema on funduscopy. We studied the range of sonographic findings and determined if sonography can be used to diagnose this condition in the absence of typical funduscopic findings. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Sonography of the eyes was performed in 12 patients with kno...

Epidemiological studies of cerebrovascular diseases and carotid atherosclerosis in Taiwan.

Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) or stroke has been always one of the first three leading causes of death in the past four decades in Taiwan. CVD is also the most important cause of disability in the elderly. For decreasing case-fatality of stroke, modest alterations of age-specific stroke incidences, and an ageing population, CVD will still prevail in the future decades in Taiwan. There have been...

Symposium on Cerebrovascular Diseases

The treatment of acute ischemic stroke has evolved from observation and the passage of time dictating outcome to an approach that emphasizes time from ictus, rapid response, and a dedicated treatment team. We review the treatment of acute ischemic stroke from the prehospital setting, to the emergency department, to the inpatient hospital setting. We discuss the importance of prehospital assessm...

Cerebrovascular Disease in Rheumatic Diseases