[Ocular complications of cerebrospinal fluid leakage after skull trauma].
OBJECTIVE
Analysis of diagnostic and therapeutic ophthalmological problems after severe cerebrocranial lesions with liquorrhea.


METHODS
3 children between 5 months and 5 years in whom the ophthalmological symptoms were the first and important signs of the cerebrospinal fluid leakage after skull lesion. These patients were observed and diagnosed at the department of ophthalmology and then operated at the department of neurosurgery.


RESULTS
In all children skull trauma has led to dura mater tear and leakage of cerebrospinal fluid with its complications. As a result of the ophthalmological complications, two patients developed worse visual acuity evoked potentials. Blind eyeball of the third patient was enucleated.


CONCLUSIONS
The ocular findings are not typical for liquorrhea after cerebrocranial trauma and they must be diagnosed and treated by a team of ophthalmologists and neurosurgeons.
Bogorodzki
B
B
Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Oczu AM w Lodzi.
Grałek
M
M
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012886:Skull / Q000293:injuries*; D013353:Subdural Effusion / Q000150:complications*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity