Delayed onset diplopia following head trauma.

نویسندگان

  • Caleb P Canders
  • Steve R Stanford
  • Frank C Day
چکیده

A 78-year-old woman presented with proptosis and double vision for 2 weeks. One month prior, she had fallen and suffered a skull fracture with a nonsurgical epidural hematoma. Visual acuity was 20/20 bilaterally. Her right pupil was 2 mm and reactive, and her left pupil was 4 mm and fixed. She had ptosis, inability to adduct, and limited elevation of the left eye (Figure 1). A bruit was auscultated over the left eye. The remainder of her neurological examination was normal. A computed tomography (CT) angiogram of the brain was obtained (Figure 2).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • CJEM

دوره 18 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016