Sneddon's disease presenting with visual loss and dementia

J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 1988 Dec;8(4):255-61.

Abstract

A 51-year-old woman with Sneddon's disease presented with transient right hemifield loss of vision and transient right-sided weakness. Over the preceding decade she had experienced a slow decline in mental function. She also had hypertension, migraine, and a mixed seizure disorder. She had skin changes typical for generalized livedo reticularis but she did not have Raynaud's phenomenon or winter ulcerations. Her disease was not understood until the stroke-related symptoms were associated with the skin abnormalities. We review the neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of Sneddon's disease and add data from our case to the growing body of fact that suggests that Sneddon's disease may be an immunologically mediated vasculopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / complications*
  • Dementia / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin Diseases / complications
  • Syndrome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vision Disorders / etiology*
  • Visual Fields*