Optic tract compression from dolichoectatic basilar artery

Authors
Guirgis, MF Lam, BL Falcone, SF
Citation
Mf. Guirgis et al., Optic tract compression from dolichoectatic basilar artery, AM J OPHTH, 132(2), 2001, pp. 283-286
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Optalmology,"da verificare
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029394 → ACNP
Volume
132
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
283 - 286
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9394(200108)132:2<283:OTCFDB>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report a case of optic tract compression caused by a dolichoect atic basilar artery DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: A 74-year-old man with progressive loss of vision over 13 years an d no other neurologic signs or symptoms was found to have bilateral optic n erve head pallor and a left homonymous hemianopia. RESULTS: Magnetic resonance imaging and angiography revealed a severe dolic hoectatic basilar artery compressing the right optic tract. CONCLUSION: Basilar artery dolichoectasia may rarely cause compression of t he optic tract and progressive visual loss. (C) 2001 by Elsevier Science In c. All rights reserved.