Visual pathway hemorrhage associated with alcohol-induced coagulopathy.
Hemorrhage confined to the optic pathways is rare. We describe a patient with diffuse hemorrhage of the intracranial optic nerves, optic chiasm, and optic tracts, attributed to alcohol-induced coagulopathy. The hemorrhage resolved completely as the patient's vision improved, and subsequent neuroimaging studies showed atrophy of the affected structures.
Friedman
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Department of Neurology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse 13210, USA.
Aravapalli
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Shende
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014794:Visual Fields; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology