A Patient Describes a Brief Episode of Visual Impairment Where

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient describes a brief episode of visual impairment where it was as if a dark shade was gradually coming down over one eye.The vision returned a moment later.This is most commonly described in which condition?

• A) Glaucoma
• B) Cataracts
• C) Amaurosis fugax
• D) Macular degeneration

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Definitions:

Dorsal Rami

Branches of spinal nerves that innervate muscles, joints, and skin of the back.

Motor And Sensory Fibers

Nerves that carry both motor (movement-related) and sensory (sensation-related) signals between the brain, spinal cord, and the rest of the body.

Spinal Nerves

Nerves that originate in the spinal cord and branch out to various body parts to transmit motor, sensory, and autonomic signals between the spinal cord and the body.

Echoencephalography

A diagnostic ultrasound procedure used to image the brain and assess brain abnormalities.