Traumatic chiasmal syndrome

We present a case report of a young adult male who sustained severe head injury in a bomb blast. He was later detected to have traumatic chiasmal syndrome as well as cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea. There were no other complications associated. He was managed conservatively. A review of the present...

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Main Authors: Subramanya GS Datta, Harish C Pathak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2009-12-01
Series:The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma
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Online Access:http://www.ijntonline.com/Dec09/abstracts/08.PDF
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description We present a case report of a young adult male who sustained severe head injury in a bomb blast. He was later detected to have traumatic chiasmal syndrome as well as cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea. There were no other complications associated. He was managed conservatively. A review of the present literature and current understanding of the pathogenesis of this intriguing syndrome is presented. Traumatic chiasmal syndrome must
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