[Sudden visual loss in a 7-year old patient]

Ophthalmologe. 2009 Mar;106(3):252-5. doi: 10.1007/s00347-008-1832-x.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A 7-year-old boy presented to us with a sudden bilateral decrease in visual acuity. At the age of 4 months bilateral congenital glaucoma had been diagnosed and trabeculotomy performed. Eye pressure and fundus were monitored regularly. Both magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography revealed a giant supraclinoid aneurysm originating in the right internal carotid artery. After comprehensive examinations endovascular balloon occlusion of the internal carotid artery was performed in conjunction with extracranial-intracranial bypass to augment the insufficient circulation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Blindness / diagnosis*
  • Blindness / etiology*
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis*