Bilateral cortical blindness associated with carotid stenosis in a patient with a persistent trigeminal artery: case report.
A patient with findings of bilateral cortical blindness and a unilateral carotid bruit is reported. A persistent trigeminal artery allowed emboli from a unilateral ulcerated internal carotid plaque to affect the visual cortex bilaterally. The angiographic findings and a brief discussion of this anomalous artery are presented.
D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging