Síndrome de Terson asociado a aneurisma carótido-oftálmica gigante
- Peris Martínez C 1
- Aviñó Martínez JA 1
- España Grégori E 2
- Risueño Reguillo P 1
- Díaz-Llopis M 3
- Menezo JL 2
- Vázquez-Añón V 1
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Hospital Universitario La Fe
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Universitat de València
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Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
Lejona, España
ISSN: 0365-6691
Year of publication: 2002
Volume: 77
Issue: 1
Pages: 43-46
Type: Article
More publications in: Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia
Abstract
Purpose/Material and Method A case of a 42 year-old woman presenting headache, vomiting and loss of consciousness of sudden onset. Upon testing right eye presented amaurosis while left eye showed a visual acuity of 20/50. Results/Conclusion Brain angiography showed a right sided giant carotid aneurysm at the ophthalmic artery area. Globe fundus in left eye showed vitreal and intra-retinal hemorrhage appearing in retinal posterior pole and periphery of the retina. Subarachnoidal hemorrhage accompanied by intra-vitreal bleeding is known as Terson's Syndrome. Peculiarities of this clinical case are discussed in this paper.