Intrachiasmal hemorrhage: a cause of delayed post-traumatic blindness

A 49-year-old man presented with blurred vision 9 days following frontal head trauma. Visual loss progressed to bilateral blindness. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed hemorrhage and swelling within the optic nerves and chiasm. Indirect trauma to the anterior visual pathways may cause delayed blind...

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Published inNeurology Vol. 39; no. 6; p. 863
Main Authors Crowe, N W, Nickles, T P, Troost, B T, Elster, A D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1989
Subjects
Blindness - etiology
Craniocerebral Trauma - complications
Hemorrhage - complications
Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Optic Chiasm - pathology
Optic Nerve Diseases - complications
Optic Nerve Diseases - diagnosis
Time Factors
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Summary:A 49-year-old man presented with blurred vision 9 days following frontal head trauma. Visual loss progressed to bilateral blindness. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed hemorrhage and swelling within the optic nerves and chiasm. Indirect trauma to the anterior visual pathways may cause delayed blindness due to hemorrhage and edema within these structures.
ISSN:0028-3878
1526-632X
DOI:10.1212/wnl.39.6.863