Síndrome de Terson asociado a aneurisma carótido-oftálmica gigante

  1. Peris Martínez C 1
  2. Aviñó Martínez JA 1
  3. España Grégori E 2
  4. Risueño Reguillo P 1
  5. Díaz-Llopis M 3
  6. Menezo JL 2
  7. Vázquez-Añón V 1
  1. 1 Hospital Universitario La Fe
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    Hospital Universitario La Fe

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01ar2v535

  2. 2 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

  3. 3 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/000xsnr85

Journal:
Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia

ISSN: 0365-6691

Year of publication: 2002

Volume: 77

Issue: 1

Pages: 43-46

Type: Article

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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.