Terson's Syndrome : A case report.
- Author:
Dong hyun KIM
1
;
Ji hun LEE
;
Kwang ik JUNG
;
Jung Ki LEE
;
Cheong Hoon SEO
;
Eun Hee CHOI
;
Dong Sik PARK
;
In won PARK
;
Woo kyoung YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea. wooky@hallym.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Terson's syndrome;
Diffusion tensor MRI;
Rehabilitation;
Plasticity
- MeSH:
Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage;
Blindness;
Brain;
Diffusion;
Early Intervention (Education);
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Intracranial Pressure;
Rehabilitation;
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage;
Visual Acuity;
Vitrectomy
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2006;30(2):184-187
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Terson's syndrome is one of the cerebro-ocular syndrome which entails the findings due to intraocular hemorrhage in association with increased intracranial pressure following subarachnoid hemorrhage. We reported a patient suffering from total blindness after basal ganglia hemorrhage, who was diagnosed as Terson's syndrome and vitrectomy was done. Our patient recovered normal visual acuity after vitrectomy, which fascilitated rehabilitative process. We also performed diffusion tensor tractography to investigate abnormalities of brain related to the visual dysfunction, which revealed decreased orientation and integrity of the right optic radiation. It is important to diagnose Terson's syndrome early because it is one of the cerebro-ocular syndrome which needs early intervention with consideration of the integrity of optic pathway.
