Progressive visual loss after electrothrombosis treatment of a giant intracranial aneurysm: case report

Neurosurgery. 1994 Mar;34(3):548-50; discussion 551. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199403000-00027.

Abstract

A case of worsening visual deficit after endovascular electrothrombosis therapy for a giant aneurysm of the internal carotid artery ophthalmic segment is presented. Possible pathophysiological mechanisms are suggested. The need for both collaboration between the neurovascular surgeon and the interventionalist and appropriate case selection is emphasized.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Edema / etiology
  • Brain Edema / surgery
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation*
  • Endarterectomy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Ophthalmic Artery* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ophthalmic Artery* / surgery
  • Vision, Low / etiology*
  • Vision, Low / surgery
  • Visual Acuity / physiology
  • Visual Fields / physiology