Dolichoectatic arterial compression of the chiasm and optic nerve: a case report

Dolichoectatic arterial compression of the anterior visual pathway is a rare but recognized condition. The functional impact, however, is still less clear. We describe a case of a 56-year-old male with diminished visual acuity in the left eye and incongruent inferior visual defect in both eyes cause...

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Autores principales: Ceuppens, Sara, Lambert, Ine, Ten Tusscher, Marcel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10577602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37850219
http://dx.doi.org/10.3205/oc000223
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Sumario:Dolichoectatic arterial compression of the anterior visual pathway is a rare but recognized condition. The functional impact, however, is still less clear. We describe a case of a 56-year-old male with diminished visual acuity in the left eye and incongruent inferior visual defect in both eyes caused by dolichoectasia due to a congenital hypoplasia of one horizontal segment of the circle of Willis and subsequent arterial compression of the chiasm and left optic nerve.

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