Abstract
PURPOSE: To report a case of optic tract compression caused by a dolichoectatic basilar artery. DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: A 74-year-old man with progressive loss of vision over 13 years and no other neurologic signs or symptoms was found to have bilateral optic nerve head pallor and a left homonymous hemianopia. RESULTS: Magnetic resonance imaging and angiography revealed a severe dolichoectatic basilar artery compressing the right optic tract. CONCLUSION: Basilar artery dolichoectasia may rarely cause compression of the optic tract and progressive visual loss.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 283-286 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 132 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 14 2001 |
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Optic tract compression from dolichoectatic basilar artery. / Guirgis, Medhat F.; Lam, Byron L; Falcone, Steven.
In: American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 132, No. 2, 14.08.2001, p. 283-286.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Optic tract compression from dolichoectatic basilar artery
AU - Guirgis, Medhat F.
AU - Lam, Byron L
AU - Falcone, Steven
PY - 2001/8/14
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N2 - PURPOSE: To report a case of optic tract compression caused by a dolichoectatic basilar artery. DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: A 74-year-old man with progressive loss of vision over 13 years and no other neurologic signs or symptoms was found to have bilateral optic nerve head pallor and a left homonymous hemianopia. RESULTS: Magnetic resonance imaging and angiography revealed a severe dolichoectatic basilar artery compressing the right optic tract. CONCLUSION: Basilar artery dolichoectasia may rarely cause compression of the optic tract and progressive visual loss.
AB - PURPOSE: To report a case of optic tract compression caused by a dolichoectatic basilar artery. DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: A 74-year-old man with progressive loss of vision over 13 years and no other neurologic signs or symptoms was found to have bilateral optic nerve head pallor and a left homonymous hemianopia. RESULTS: Magnetic resonance imaging and angiography revealed a severe dolichoectatic basilar artery compressing the right optic tract. CONCLUSION: Basilar artery dolichoectasia may rarely cause compression of the optic tract and progressive visual loss.
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