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Intracranial Aneurysm

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Intracranial
Aneurysm

ET Kiriakopoulos, RA Gorn, JJS Barton, (Univ of Toronto; Harvard Med School, Boston)

Small Retinal Hemorrhages as the Only Sign of an Intracranial Aneurysm.

Am J Ophthalmol 125:401-403, 1998.



This is a case report of a patient with subarachnoid haemorrhage whose only presenting signs were 2 small retinal haemorrhages.



Upto 40% of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage are first seen as fundal haemorrhages – believed to be caused by a sudden rise in intracranial pressure transmitted into the distal optic nerve sheath. This pressure causes intraocular haemorrhage by compressing the central retinal vein.

Speciality Spotlight

Ophthalmology

Intracranial Aneurysm

ET Kiriakopoulos, RA Gorn, JJS Barton, (Univ of Toronto; Harvard Med School, Boston)
Small Retinal Hemorrhages as the Only Sign of an Intracranial Aneurysm.
Am J Ophthalmol 125:401-403, 1998.

This is a case report of a patient with subarachnoid haemorrhage whose only presenting signs were 2 small retinal haemorrhages.

Upto 40% of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage are first seen as fundal haemorrhages – believed to be caused by a sudden rise in intracranial pressure transmitted into the distal optic nerve sheath. This pressure causes intraocular haemorrhage by compressing the central retinal vein.

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