Transient cortical blindness following a Hangman's fracture: a case report and review of literature.
We describe a case with transient cortical blindness after trauma with no obvious structural damage to the vertebral artery in the presence of a C2 spondylolisthesis. A patient complaining of blindness in a setting of polytrauma should always alert the possibility of a cervical spine injury with vertebral artery ischaemia.
Department of Critical Care, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Pritish John
PJ
Korula
Santhosh George
SG
Thomas
Nagamani
N
Sen
Ari George
AG
Chacko
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D019575:Blindness, Cortical / Q000209:etiology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications