par Lysandropoulos, Andreas 
;Carota, Antonio
Référence Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 113, 2, page (162-163)
Publication Publié, 2011-02
;Carota, AntonioRéférence Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 113, 2, page (162-163)
Publication Publié, 2011-02
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | In young people, the most frequent cause of isolated monocular visual loss due to an optic neuropathy is optic neuritis. We present the case of a 27 year old woman who presented monocular visual loss, excruciating orbital pain and unusual temporal headache. The initial diagnosis of optic neuritis revealed later to be a posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION). In this case, PION was the first unique presentation of a non-traumatic carotid dissection, and it was followed 24h later by an ischemic stroke. Sudden monocular visual loss associated with a new-onset headache are clinical symptoms that should immediately prompt to a carotid dissection. |
