Postoperative posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION) following right pterional meningioma surgery

Postoperative posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION) following right pterional meningioma surgery

Postoperative visual loss (POVL) is an unpredictable complication of nonocular surgeries. Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION) is particularly feared in spinal surgeries in the prone position. We report a rare case of PION occurring after surgery for a pterional meningioma and discuss the vari...

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Main Authors: Boby Varkey Maramattom, Shyam Sundar, Dalvin Thomas, Dilip Panikar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Subjects:
PION
Post op blindness
meningioma and PION
Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2016;volume=19;issue=3;spage=374;epage=376;aulast=Maramattom

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