Severe optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm
The case of a 24-year-old man with progressive visual loss due to optochiasmatic arachnoiditis is presented. The cause of the arachnoiditis was subarachnoidal bleeding due to rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm. The aneurysm was clipped 5 years after the first episode of bleeding. The dia...
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| author | Ricardo Ramina Walter O. Arruda Antônio C. F. Prestes Mônica K. F. Parolim |
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| description | The case of a 24-year-old man with progressive visual loss due to optochiasmatic arachnoiditis is presented. The cause of the arachnoiditis was subarachnoidal bleeding due to rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm. The aneurysm was clipped 5 years after the first episode of bleeding. The diagnosis of optochiasmatic arachnoiditis was confirmed during the operation. This case, is presented in order to discuss the causes, the symptoms and the therapeutical possibilities of this rare condition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e300d321ece3447ba657295b1fd855932025-08-20T03:21:06ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42271989-06-0147219219610.1590/S0004-282X1989000200011S0004-282X1989000200011Severe optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysmRicardo Ramina0Walter O. Arruda1Antônio C. F. Prestes2Mônica K. F. Parolim3Hospital São VicenteHospital São VicenteHospital São VicenteHospital São VicenteThe case of a 24-year-old man with progressive visual loss due to optochiasmatic arachnoiditis is presented. The cause of the arachnoiditis was subarachnoidal bleeding due to rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm. The aneurysm was clipped 5 years after the first episode of bleeding. The diagnosis of optochiasmatic arachnoiditis was confirmed during the operation. This case, is presented in order to discuss the causes, the symptoms and the therapeutical possibilities of this rare condition.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1989000200011&lng=en&tlng=en |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo Ramina Walter O. Arruda Antônio C. F. Prestes Mônica K. F. Parolim Severe optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
| title | Severe optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm |
| title_full | Severe optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm |
| title_fullStr | Severe optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm |
| title_short | Severe optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm |
| title_sort | severe optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm |
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