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SQUMJ-Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2011; 11 (3): 407-411
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| ID: emr-122756
RESUMEN
Late-onset visual loss is a complication of nerve entrapment and increased intracranial pressure. We hereby describe the first case in Eastern Africa. A 23 year-old lady presented with sudden blindness, headaches and body weakness. She had previously had treatment for multiple unexplained fractures. Findings of optic nerve entrapment explained this blindness. This case highlights the need to have a high index of suspicion in cases of unexplained fractures with late-onset blindness
Asunto(s)
Humanos , Femenino , Adulto Joven , Trastornos de la Visión/etiología , Hipertensión Intracraneal/complicaciones , Papiledema/etiología , Ceguera/etiología , Nervio Óptico/cirugía , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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SQUMJ-Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2007; 7 (2): 101-103
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| ID: emr-85293