Bitemporal hemianopsia associated with sclerosis of the intracranial internal carotid arteries. Case report.
A case of bitemporal hemianopsia in a 68-year-old woman is reported. Surgical exploration revealed bilateral compression of the optic nerves by the arteriosclerotic internal carotid arteries. Microsurgical decompression with unroofing of the optic canals resulted in prompt recovery of the visual fields.
D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D005260:Female; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000601:surgery