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Gac Med Mex 2007; 143 (3)

Amaurosis por traumatismo craneoencefálico en un adolescente

Flores-Nava G, Avendaño-Dionisio AR, Salazar-Herrera MC, Vázquez-Zavala G, Lavalle-Villalobos A

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 253-255
PDF size: 453.58 Kb.


ABSTRACT

We describe the case of a 15 year old male adolescent with blindness of the right eye secondary to frontal head injury and blindness as the sole complication. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies were both normal. We postulate a non anatomical severing of the optic nerve as the etiological cause for blindness. Clinical management included intraocular steroids. The patient was discharged with unilateral blindness and followed-up in outpatient care.


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