| Identifier |
walsh_1987_s2_c5 |
| Title |
Visual Loss After Systemic Hypotension |
| Creator |
Jonathan Daniel Trobe, MD; Mark W. Johnson, MD; Marilyn C. Kincaid, MD |
| Affiliation |
(JDT) (MWJ) (MCK) W. K. Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, MI |
| Subject |
Gastritis; Sepsis; Infarction; Optic Nerve Injuries; Blindness; Hypotension |
| History |
A 59-year old female with total blindness after emergency surgery for GI bleeding. Previous history significant for hypertension and chronic idiopathic anemia. |
| Pathology |
Bilateral hemorrhagic infarction of optic nerves. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Hypotensive infarcts of the optic nerves secondary to GI sepsis |
| Clinical |
VA: NLP OU |
| Presenting Symptom |
Binocular amaurosis |
| Neuroimaging |
CT |
| Date |
1987 |
| References |
1. Hollenhorst RW, Wagener HP: Loss of vision after distant hemorrhage. Am J Med Sci 1950;219:209-218. 2. Klewin KM, Appen RE, and Kaufman PL: Amaurosis and blood loss. Am J Ophthalmol 1978;86:669-672. 3. Rootman J and Butler D: Ischaemic optic neuropathy--a combined mechanism. Br J Ophthalmol 1980;64:826-831. 4. Pears MA, Pickering GW: Changes in the fundus oculi after haemorrhage. Quart J Med 1960; 29:153-178. 5. Adams JH, Brierley JB, Connor RCR and Treip CS: The effects of systemic hypotension upon the human brain. Clinical and neuro-pathological observations in 11 cases. Brain 1966;89:235-268. 6. Brierley JB, Excell BJ: The effects of profound systemic hypotension upon the brain of m. rhesus. Physiological and pathological observations. Brain 1966;89;269-298. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
1987 Walsh Proceedings |
| Relation is Part of |
1987 Walsh Session, February 20-21 |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s67947hx |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178769 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67947hx |
