title: Terson syndrome with no cerebral hemorrhage: A case report.
abstract: The present study reports the case of a 33-year-old male who presented with Terson syndrome with no cerebral hemorrhage secondary to traumatic brain injury (TBI). A computed tomography scan of the patient, who had sustained an impact injury to the right occipital region, showed no cerebral lesion. Ophthalmoscopy clearly demonstrated vitreous hemorrhage in both eye globes. Vitreous hemorrhage, which results from an abrupt increase in intracranial pressure (ICP), is associated with TBI. In this case, the visual disturbance was attributed to Terson syndrome secondary to TBI. Therefore, close ophthalmological and radiological evaluation is required in patients with TBI, in order to enable the diagnosis of Terson syndrome and an early vitrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Tangshan Ophthalmology Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Bin
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tangshan Gongren Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Li-Qian
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Sun
keywords: Terson syndrome; cerebral hemorrhage; intracranial pressure; traumatic brain injury; vitreous hemorrhage