Severe optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm

The case of a 24-year-old man with progressive visual loss due to optochiasmatic arachnoiditis is presented. The cause of the arachnoiditis was subarachnoidal bleeding due to rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm. The aneurysm was clipped 5 years after the first episode of bleeding. The dia...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Ramina, Walter O. Arruda, Antônio C. F. Prestes, Mônica K. F. Parolim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1989-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1989000200011&lng=en&tlng=en