A Giant Unruptured Aneurysm of Distal Internal Carotid Artery Presenting with Compressive Optic Neuropathy
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 1368-1371, 2012.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-22531
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report a case of compressive optic neuropathy due to a giant unruptured aneurysm of a distal internal carotid artery. CASESUMMARY:
A 68-year-old female presented with a one-week history of visual disturbance in her left eye. The patient had no underlying disease except hypertension. Best corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and 8/20 in the left eye. The color perception test showed abnormal findings in the left eye. Slit lamp examination showed no abnormal finding except incipient cataract in both eyes. Additionally, fundus examination showed no abnormal finding. Brain MRI and MRA revealed a 2.4 x 2.2 x 3.0-cm-sized unruptured giant aneurysm on the left internal carotid artery.CONCLUSIONS:
A giant aneurysm should be considered as a cause for acute or subacute optic neuropathy in a patient with hypertension.
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Main subject:
Cataract
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Brain
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Carotid Artery, Internal
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Visual Acuity
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Optic Nerve Diseases
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Color Perception Tests
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Eye
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Hypertension
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Aneurysm
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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