Blindness caused by an ischemic optic neuropathy by spontaneous carotid dissection. Report of a case

• Published in: Revista medíca de Chile Vol. 131; no. 9; p. 1042
• Main Authors: Miranda, Marcelo, Venegas, Pablo, Kagi, Marianne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Chile 01.09.2003
• Subjects: Blindness - etiology; Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection - complications; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic - complications; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic - etiology

In young and middle age subjects, spontaneous carotid dissection is an increasingly recognized cause of ischemic stroke. Their usual presentation is facial pain with a Horner syndrome and a contra lateral paresis. Blindness has been reported as a presenting symptom in only a few cases. We report a 5...