A subarachnoid haemorrhage primarily presenting as Terson's syndrome.
We present a case of a subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured basilar artery aneurysm in a 61-year-old woman. She presented with visual deterioration as the only clinical sign, no previous episodes of headache were reported. Fundoscopy showed a bilateral vitreous haemorrhage. A consecutively performed cranial computer tomography demonstrated subarachnoid bleeding. Further diagnostics revealed a basilar artery aneurysm that was successfully treated with coil embolisation. As a scarring of the vitreous bodies developed, they had to be removed. The patient's eyesight improved gradually and no further complications occurred.
Dörner
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Department of Neurosurgery, UKSH Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany. doernerl@nch.uni-kiel.de
Alfke
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Barth
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Mehdorn
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D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy