Ceguera secundaria a neuropatía óptica isquémica por una disección carotídea espontánea. Caso clínico / Blindness caused by an ischemic optic neuropathy by spontaneous carotid dissection. Report of a case
Rev. méd. Chile
; 131(9): 1042-1044, sept. 2003.
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in Es
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RESUMO
In young and middle age subjects, spontaneous carotid dissection is an increasingly recognized cause of ischemic stroke. Their usual presentation is facial pain with a Horner syndrome and a contra lateral paresis. Blindness has been reported as a presenting symptom in only a few cases. We report a 50 years old man who presented with amblyopia in the left eye, without periocular pain. Fundoscopy showed papilledema and a peripapillar hemorrhage, compatible with an ischemic optic neuropathy. A magnetic resonance angiography confirmed a left carotid dissection.
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LILACS
Main subject:
Blindness
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Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic
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Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2003
Type:
Article