Eales' disease is common in India and the Middle East, but its neurologic manifestations are rare. The authors report a young man with recurrent vitreous hemorrhage and acute amnestic confusional state who subsequently developed myelopathy. Eales' disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of stroke in a young patient.
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