Terson Syndrome Caused by Ventricular Hemorrhage Associated With Moyamoya Disease Case Report

• Published in: Neurologia medico-chirurgica Vol. 40; no. 9; pp. 480 - 483
• Main Authors: ARAKAWA, Yoshiki, GOTO, Yasunobu, ISHII, Akira, UENO, Yasushi, KIKUTA, Ken-ichiro, YOSHIZUMI, Hideyuki, KATSUTA, Hideto, KENMOCHI, Seiji, YAMAGATA, Sen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japan Neurosurgical Society 01.01.2000
• Subjects: Adult; Cerebral Angiography; Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnosis; Cerebral Hemorrhage - etiology; Cerebral Ventricles - surgery; Cerebral Ventriculography; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; moyamoya disease; Moyamoya Disease - complications; Syndrome; Terson syndrome; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; ventricular hemorrhage; vitreous hemorrhage; Vitreous Hemorrhage - diagnosis; Vitreous Hemorrhage - etiology
• ISSN: 0470-8105; 1349-8029
• DOI: 10.2176/nmc.40.480

A 24-year-old female presented with Terson syndrome secondary to bilateral ventricular hemorrhage as a complication of moyamoya disease. Ophthalmoscopy and magnetic resonance imaging clearly demonstrated vitreous hemorrhage in the left eye globe. Various visual symptoms are associated with moyamoya disease, almost all of which result from ischemic lesions in the visual cortex and optic pathways. In this case, the visual disturbance was caused by Terson syndrome secondary to ventricular hemorrhage. Close ophthalmological and radiological evaluation is mandatory even in patients with moyamoya disease and hemorrhagic manifestation located in the intracerebral, subarachnoid, or intraventricular space.