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Amaurosis fugax

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Transient monocular blindness


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Prevention of stroke includes eating a healthy diet low in fat, controlling high blood cholesterol and high blood sugar as well as lowering blood pressure, doing regular exercise, and not smoking.


Review Date: 09/10/2006
Reviewed By: Daniel Kantor, M.D., Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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