Acute posterior ischemic optic neuropathy mimicking posterior cerebral artery stroke visualized by 3-Tesla MRI

• Verfasst von: Menzel, Tilman [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Kern, Rolf [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Griebe, Martin [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Hennerici, Michael G. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Fatar, Marc [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Acute posterior ischemic optic neuropathy mimicking posterior cerebral artery stroke visualized by 3-Tesla MRI
• Verf.angabe: Tilman Menzel, Rolf Kern, Martin Griebe, Michael Hennerici, Marc Fatar
• E-Jahr: 2012
• Jahr: November 3, 2012
• Umfang: 4 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 12.12.2018
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Case reports in neurology
• Ort Quelle: Basel : Karger, 2009
• Jahr Quelle: 2012
• Band/Heft Quelle: 4(2012), 3, Seite 173-176
• ISSN Quelle: 1662-680X
• DOI: doi:10.1159/000343949
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 158510664X

Abstract

Acute ischemic lesions of the posterior optic nerve and optic tract can produce a variety of visual field defects. A 71-year-old woman presented with acute hemianopia, which led to rt-PA thrombolysis for suspected posterior cerebral artery ischemia. 3-Tesla cMRI, however, revealed the cause to be an acute posterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Cases like this may be more common than thought and quite regularly overlooked in clinical practice, especially when there is no high-resolution MRI available. This case strengthens the importance of repeat MR imaging in patients with persistent visual field defects.