OPTOCHIASMAL ARACHNOIDITIS INDUCED BY MUSLIN WRAPPING OF INTRACRANIALANEURYSMS - A REPORT OF 2 CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Muslin wrapping of intracranial aneurysms has been used for many years , but muslin-induced optochiasmal arachnoiditis was first reported onl y in 1978, as a complication with catastrophic loss of vision. In this study of 54 cases wrapped with muslin over the last six years, two ca ses of optochiasmal arachnoiditis occurred. Three patients had early r ebleeding among the 27 who had wrapping as the only treatment of the a neurysm.