title: Small retinal hemorrhages as the only sign of an intracranial aneurysm.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a woman with two small circumpapillary and nerve fiber layer hemorrhages found on routine examination.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report. The patient had a history of severe headache 2 weeks previously but no other symptoms or signs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Magnetic resonance imaging showed an intracranial aneurysm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This potentially lethal abnormality should be considered with small unexplained retinal hemorrhages, even when the neurologic examination is normal. A history of recent headache should be sought.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, The University of Toronto.
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Kiriakopoulos
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gorn
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Barton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000473:pathology; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*