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Ceguera secundaria a neuropatía óptica isquémica por una disección carotídea espontánea: Caso clínico
Autor
Miranda C,Marcelo
Venegas F,Pablo
Kagi G,Marianne
Institución
Resumen
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 50 years old man who presented with amblyopia in the left eye, without periocular pain. Fundoscopy showed papilledema and a peripapillar hemorrhage, compatible with an ischemic optic neuropathy. A magnetic resonance angiography confirmed a left carotid dissection