[Oculocerebral syndrome: an infrequent pathological manifestation of carotid occlusion].
BACKGROUND
The simultaneous occurrence of impaired visual and ipsilateral hemisphere symptoms is uncommon. It is associated with carotid pathology.


METHODS
We present three cases under the name of oculocerebral syndrome, in which there were symptoms of monocular ischemia and ipsilateral cerebral ischemia. In two of these cases the monocular vision loss was transient, and in the third case it was permanent due to occlusion of the central retinal artery. In all three cases there was evidence of obstruction of the internal carotid artery.


CONCLUSIONS
The pathological process involved may be mixed, embolic-hemodynamic.
Martín-Estefanía
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Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, España.
Cuadrado
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ML
Egido
J A
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González
J L
JL
D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005123:Eye / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome