Ceguera secundaria a neuropatía óptica isquémica por una disección carotídea espontánea: Caso clínico

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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Main Authors: Miranda C,Marcelo, Venegas F,Pablo, Kagi G,Marianne
Format: Digital revista
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2003
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872003000900011
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