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Temporary blindness: Symptom Causes
Temporary blindness: Temporary blindness is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom Fleeting blindness.
Causes of Fleeting blindness (Temporary blindness): See detailed list of causes below.
Medical Book Extracts related to Fleeting blindness (Temporary blindness): Refer to the excerpt book sections about Fleeting blindness below.
Fleeting blindness (medical symptom): A loss of vision that comes and goes
Introduction: Temporary blindness
Fleeting blindness (medical symptom): Any type of vision loss (e.g. blindness, blurred vision, double vision, etc.) is a symptom of great concern. Many of the causes are very serious medical conditions. Certain types of vision changes can be a medical emergency where delay can lead to loss of sight (e.g. for causes such as glaucoma, eye injury, retinal detachment) or loss of life (e.g. for causes such as stroke, TIA, etc.). Even transient or temporary blindness or loss of vision cannot be ignored because it can result from serious conditions such as stroke, TIA, hypertension, epilepsy, or migraine. Seek immediate professional medical attention for any such symptoms of vision changes.
Causes of Fleeting blindness (Temporary blindness)
The list of causes of Fleeting blindness (Temporary blindness) includes:
- Cardiac emboli (see Heart symptoms)
- Emboli from carotid
- Choroidal or retinal vascular spasm
- Severe occlusive carotid disease
- Increased intracranial pressure
» See full list of 7 causes of Fleeting blindness
Related Symptoms for Temporary blindness
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More Symptom Information for Temporary blindness
For a medical symptom description of 'Temporary blindness', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Fleeting blindness (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Temporary blindness' may be possible.
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Medical Textbook Extracts for Temporary blindness
Free access to excerpts from published medical book extracts about the causes and diagnosis of Fleeting blindness from the following published medical books is available for more detailed information that is related to Temporary blindness.
Vision Loss
(In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
... Vision loss may be unilateral or bilateral; transient or persistent; of sudden or gradual onset; and painless or painful. Vision loss in one eye may be followed quickly by ensuing vision... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment ... READ EXCERPT »
Vision Loss
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
... Sudden decrease of vision is usually an ominous sign. Most often the cause of permanent loss is at the retinal or optic nerve level. For the optic nerve to be associated there must be... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment ... READ EXCERPT »
Vision loss
(Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
... Vision loss — the inability to perceive visual stimuli — can be sudden or gradual and temporary or permanent. The deficit can range from a slight impairment of vision to total blindness. It... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPT »
Vision loss
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
... Vision loss—the inability to perceive visual stimuli—can be sudden or gradual and temporary or permanent. The deficit can range from a slight impairment of vision to total blindness. It can... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPT »
Vision loss
(Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
... The inability to perceive visual stimuli, vision loss can be sudden or gradual and temporary or permanent. The deficit can range from a slight impairment of vision to total... Assessment ... History ... Physical examination ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPT »
Vision loss
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
... Vision loss — the inability to perceive visual stimuli — can be sudden or gradual and temporary or permanent. The deficit can range from a slight impairment of vision to total... History ... Physical assessment ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPT »
Vision loss
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
... Vision loss—the inability to perceive visual stimuli—can be sudden or gradual and temporary or permanent. The deficit can range from a slight impairment of vision to total blindness. It can result from an ocular, neurologic,... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPT »
Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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