False-Positive Transient Ischemic Attack Due to Intraocular Lesion False-Positive TIA Due to Intraocular Lesion

Yeo LL, Ong JY, Sharma VK. — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A 70-year-old man, taking regular medications for hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, presented with a 3-week history of recurrent transient episodes of flashes of light and blurred vision in the left eye. Initial episodes lasted about 10 minutes each and often cleared like a “rising curtain.” Results of neurologic examination and computerized tomography of the brain were unremarkable. Vascular evaluation revealed occlusion of the right internal carotid artery. He was diagnosed as having transient ischemic attacks and commenced taking aspirin and statins.

JAMA Neurology: Ocular Imaging Topic Collection

False-Positive Transient Ischemic Attack Due to Intraocular Lesion False-Positive TIA Due to Intraocular Lesion