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Baumal CR, Sarraf D, Bryant T, Gui W, Muakkassa N, Pichi F, Querques G, Choudhry N, Teke MY, Govetto A, Invernizzi A, Eliott D, Gaudric A, Cunha de Souza E, Naysan J, Lembo A, Lee GC, Freund KB. Henle fibre layer haemorrhage: clinical features and pathogenesis. Br J Ophthalmol 2020; 105:374-380. [PMID: 32376610 DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-315443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND To describe the clinical presentation and characteristic imaging features of deep retinal haemorrhages primarily located in the Henle fibre layer (HFL) of the macula. The spectrum of aetiologies and a comprehensive theory of pathogenesis are presented. METHODS This is a retrospective, multicentre case series evaluating eyes with retinal haemorrhage in HFL. Clinical features, underlying aetiology, systemic and ocular risk factors, visual acuity, and multimodal imaging including fundus photography and cross-sectional and en face optical coherence tomography (OCT) are presented. RESULTS Retinal haemorrhages localised to HFL in 33 eyes from 23 patients were secondary to acute blunt trauma to the head (n=2), eye (n=1) and trunk (n=1), ruptured intracranial aneurysm (Terson's syndrome, n=3), general anaesthesia (n=1), epidural anaesthesia (n=1), hypertension with anaemia (n=1), decompression retinopathy (n=1), postvitrectomy with intraocular gas (n=1), retinal vein occlusion (n=7), myopic degeneration (n=2), macular telangiectasia type 2 (n=1), and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (n=1). Defining clinical features included deep retinal haemorrhage with feathery margin and petaloid pattern radiating from the fovea. OCT demonstrated characteristic hyper-reflectivity from the haemorrhage delineated by obliquely oriented fibres in the Henle layer. Spontaneous resolution of HFL haemorrhage occurred after 3 months in 15 patients with follow-up. CONCLUSION The characteristic petaloid-shaped, deep intraretinal haemorrhage with a feathery margin localised to HFL is associated with various disorders. The terminology 'Henle fiber layer hemorrhage (HH)' is proposed to describe the clinical and OCT findings, which may result from abnormal retinal venous pressure from systemic or local retinovascular disorders affecting the deep capillary plexus or from choroidal vascular abnormalities.
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- Retina Department, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Ophthalmology, New England Eye Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Retina Department, Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Ophthalmology, New England Eye Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Vitreoretinal Surgery, Herzig Eye Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ulucanlar Eye Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Retina Department, Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Clinical Science, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Retina Department, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lariboisière Hospital, University of Paris 7 Denis Diderot, Paris, France
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- Ophthalmology, North Shore-Long Island Jewish, Great Neck, New York, USA
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- University Eye Clinic, San Giuseppe Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kaiser Permanente, Woodland Hills, California, USA
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- Retina Department, Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, New York, USA
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Hanai K, Hashimoto M, Sasaki M, Nakamura H. Microsurgical observation of the posterior vitreous in patients with vitreous hemorrhage caused by Terson syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2020; 17:100613. [PMID: 32083223 PMCID: PMC7019118 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Purpose To describe features characteristic of vitreous hemorrhage in patients with Terson syndrome observed through a microsurgical scope. Methods Between May 2015 and February 2019, 12 eyes of 10 patients with vitreous hemorrhage occurring after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) underwent pars plana vitrectomy. Results During vitreous surgery, we found 10 of 12 eyes did not have posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). Furthermore, we observed in 9 of the 10 eyes without PVD (90.0%) that there was no hemorrhage in the posterior vitreous cavity at the posterior pole while we removed vitreous hemorrhage. We confirmed that this clean space could be the posterior precortical vitreous pocket (PPVP). Conclusion and importance Terson syndrome may have no hemorrhage in the PPVP regardless of the presence of severe vitreous hemorrhage. The cases presented in our study may suggest one of the mechanisms of Terson syndrome.
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- Kaori Hanai
- Department of Ophthalmology, Nakamura Memorial Hospital, S-1, W-14, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nakamura Memorial Hospital, S-1, W-14, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nakamura Memorial Hospital, S-1, W-14, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nakamura Memorial Hospital, S-1, W-14, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Moteki Y, Niimi Y, Okada Y, Kawamata T. Ruptured Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysm as a Risk Factor for Ocular Symptoms Accompanied with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. World Neurosurg 2018; 116:e505-e512. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Narayanan R, Taylor SC, Nayaka A, Deshpande R, St Aubin D, Hrisomalos FN, Hu J, Rajagopal R, Tewari A, Apte RS. Visual Outcomes after Vitrectomy for Terson Syndrome Secondary to Traumatic Brain Injury. Ophthalmology 2016; 124:118-122. [PMID: 27817917 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate visual outcomes after vitrectomy for intraocular hemorrhages secondary to traumatic brain injury. DESIGN Retrospective, observational case series. PARTICIPANTS A total of 28 eyes in 20 patients undergoing vitrectomy for Terson syndrome secondary to traumatic brain injury between 1997 and 2015. METHODS We reviewed the records of patients undergoing a standard 20-gauge or 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy for intraocular hemorrhages secondary to traumatic brain injury, and the timing of vitrectomy in relation to the inciting intracranial event was recorded. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome measure was the change in the preoperative visual acuity score at postoperative month 1 and at the last noted clinic appointment. RESULTS A total of 28 eyes in 20 patients (all male) underwent pars plana vitrectomy for intraocular hemorrhages secondary to traumatic brain injury. The mean preoperative baseline logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) (Snellen) best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 1.81±0.56 (20/1290). At 1-month postoperative follow-up, the mean BCVA was 0.30±0.33 (20/40). At the date of the last follow-up, the mean BCVA was 0.15±0.24 (20/30) and the median BCVA was 0.00 (20/20). Although the difference between preoperative and postoperative BVCA was significantly different at 1 month and the final postoperative clinic visits (P < 0.001), there was not a correlation between preoperative visual acuity as a predictor of final postoperative visual acuity outcome (r=-0.32; P = 0.09; 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.62 - 0.06). At the date of the last follow-up, the differences in visual outcomes between the individuals undergoing vitrectomy within 3 months of the inciting event, 0.08±0.15 (20/25), were not significantly different than those undergoing surgical intervention after 3 months, 0.18±0.27 (20/30) (P = 0.28). Three cases among those undergoing vitrectomy after 3 months were complicated by retinal detachment, none of which resulted in a BCVA worse than when the patient originally presented preoperatively. CONCLUSIONS In this retrospective series of patients without other ocular pathology, surgical intervention effectively provided rapid visual recovery in the majority of individuals with intraocular hemorrhages secondary to traumatic brain injury, irrespective of the timing of vitrectomy or of preoperative visual acuity.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Kresge Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Kresge Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Kresge Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Czorlich P, Skevas C, Knospe V, Vettorazzi E, Westphal M, Regelsberger J. Terson's syndrome - Pathophysiologic considerations of an underestimated concomitant disease in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Clin Neurosci 2016; 33:182-186. [PMID: 27452126 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/02/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Terson syndrome (TS) is a common and underestimated concomitant disease in patients suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of an initial unconsciousness and raised intracranial pressure (ICP) on the development of TS. We performed a retrospective analysis of 213 prospective collected SAH patients screened for TS to investigate the impact of an initial unconsciousness and raised ICP on the development of TS. A univariate analysis followed by a multivariate logistic regression model was performed to identify risk factors that are associated with TS. The findings are all discussed and correlated with the present pathophysiologic considerations of TS. The rate of TS in this study was 23.9%. A higher risk of TS in the univariate analysis was associated with a Glasgow Coma scale⩽7 (p=0.001), higher Hunt and Hess grade (p=0.001), Fisher grade IV (p=0.002), intracerebral hemorrhage (p=0.011), initial unconsciousness (p=0.013) and an ICP of ⩾25mmHg (p<0.001). An ICP of ⩾25mmHg was the only independent predictor for TS in the multivariate analysis (p=0.007). TS patients had a higher mortality (p=0.012) and a higher risk for a worse long-term outcome (p=0.002). Notable that 5 of 51 TS patients (9.8%) in this study developed TS with no raised ICP or initial unconsciousness. Terson syndrome is a common concomitant disease in SAH patients. The pathomechanism leading to TS is not exclusively related to raised ICP levels and/or unconsciousness. However, these factors may be associated with a high percentage of TS.
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- Patrick Czorlich
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, Hamburg 20246, Germany.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, Hamburg 20246, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, Hamburg 20246, Germany
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Terson syndrome in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage-its relation to intracranial pressure, admission factors, and clinical outcome. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2016; 158:1027-36. [PMID: 27038169 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-016-2766-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND A large number of reports have not been able to clarify the pathophysiology of Terson syndrome (TS) in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). METHODS Prospective single-center study on aSAH patients. Fundoscopic and radiological signs of TS were assessed. The opening intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients who required a ventriculostomy was recorded with a manometer. RESULTS Six out of 36 included patients had TS (16.7 %), which was associated with unfavorable admission scores. Twenty-nine patients (80.5 %) required ventriculostomy; TS was associated with higher ICP (median, 40 vs. 15 cm cmH2O, p = .003); all patients with TS had pathological ICP values of >20 cmH2O. Patients with a ruptured aneurysm of the anterior cerebral artery complex were ten times as likely to suffer from TS (OR 10.0, 95 % CI 1.03-97.50). Detection of TS on CT had a sensitivity of 50 %, a specificity of 98.4 %, a positive predictive value of 83.3 %, and a negative predictive value of 92.4 %. Mortality was 45 times as high in patients with TS (OR 45.0, 95 % CI 3.86-524.7) and neurologic morbidity up until 3 months post-aSAH was significantly higher in patients with TS (mRS 4-6; 100 vs. 17 %; p = .001). CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrate an association between raised ICP and the incidence of TS. TS should be ruled out in aSAH patients presenting comatose or with raised ICP to ensure upfront ophthalmological follow-up. In alert patients without visual complaints and a TS-negative CT scan, the likelihood for the presence of TS is very low.
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Bäuerle J, Gross NJ, Egger K, Neubauer J, Niesen WD, Buttler KJ, Lagrèze WA, Reinhard M. Terson's Syndrome: Diagnostic Comparison of Ocular Sonography and CT. J Neuroimaging 2015; 26:247-52. [DOI: 10.1111/jon.12285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Jochen Bäuerle
- Department of Neurology; University Medical Center Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology; University Medical Center Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology; University Medical Center Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology; University Medical Center Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Neurology; University Medical Center Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Neurology; University Medical Center Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
- Department of Neurosurgery; University Medical Center Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology; University Medical Center Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
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- Department of Neurology; University Medical Center Freiburg; Freiburg Germany
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Moore SA, Rabinstein AA, Stewart MW, David Freeman W. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Expert Rev Neurother 2015; 14:757-68. [PMID: 24949896 DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2014.922414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a devastating neurologic condition with a high mortality and long term neurological morbidity in 50% of survivors. In addition, SAH commonly affects young patients causing substantial loss of productive life years and resulting in significant long term healthcare costs. Early recognition of the signs and symptoms of SAH is absolutely critical to earlier intervention, and delays in diagnosis can have devastating consequences. To avoid such delays in SAH diagnosis, the medical provider should recognize its signs and symptoms. Neuroimgaging, cerebrospinal fluid examination and angiography (invasive or non-invasive) facilitate early diagnosis of SAH. The purpose of this review is not to provide an exhaustive critique of the available literature, rather, it is to provide an overview that will better enable a provider to recognize and initiate the workup of patients with SAH.
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- S Arthur Moore
- Department of Neurology, Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA
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Terson syndrome in subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, and traumatic brain injury. Neurosurg Rev 2014; 38:129-36; discussion 136. [PMID: 25173620 DOI: 10.1007/s10143-014-0564-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Revised: 05/19/2014] [Accepted: 05/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This prospective trial was designed to evaluate the incidence of Terson syndrome in patients suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, or traumatic brain injury and whether consequences necessarily derive from the intraocular hemorrhage itself. Two ophthalmologic examinations were performed to identify patients with Terson syndrome. Data on initial Glasgow Coma Scale, Hunt and Hess and Fisher grades, aneurysm site and diameter, and volume of hemorrhage in intracerebral hemorrhage patients were correlated to the location and course of Terson syndrome. Follow-up was performed after 3 months, including clinical and ophthalmologic investigations. The data showed that 16 of 83 subarachnoid hemorrhage patients (19.3%), 2 of 22 intracerebral hemorrhage patients (9.1%), and 1 of 32 traumatic brain injury patients (3.1%) suffered from Terson syndrome. Low Glasgow Coma Scale (p = 0.002), high Hunt and Hess grade (p < 0.001), and high Fisher grade (p = 0.002) were found to be associated with a higher incidence of Terson syndrome. The neurological outcome in subarachnoid hemorrhage patients suffering from Terson syndrome was worse compared with that of subarachnoid hemorrhage patients without Terson syndrome (p = 0.005), and vitrectomy was performed in seven eyes of six patients due to poor visual acuity. Terson syndrome is underestimated in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage and a rare pathology in intracerebral hemorrhage as well as in traumatic brain injury patients. Spontaneous regression of the intraocular hemorrhage may be seen, but in half of the patients, vitrectomy is necessary to prevent permanent visual deterioration.
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Obuchowska I, Turek G, Mariak Z, Mariak Z. Early Intraocular Complications of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage after Aneurysm Rupture. Neuroophthalmology 2014; 38:199-204. [PMID: 27928299 DOI: 10.3109/01658107.2014.911918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to identify factors predisposing for early intraocular complications of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). The authors analysed 96 selected cases of aneurysmal SAH. Forty patients (42%) demonstrated abnormal fundus findings, including disc swelling (13.5%), retinal haemorrhages (23%), and vitreous haemorrhage (5%). The incidence of intraocular pathologies was significantly higher in patients who lost consciousness at the onset of SAH, were admitted with high scores of the Hunt-Hess and Fisher scales and low score of the Glasgow Coma Scale, as well as in those with arterial hypertension, more sizable aneurysm, and older.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Bialystok Bialystok Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Bialystok Bialystok Poland
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Su TM, Cheng CH, Chen WF, Hsu SW. Spontaneous healing and complete disappearance of a ruptured posterior inferior cerebellar artery dissecting aneurysm. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2014; 13:503-6. [PMID: 24580645 DOI: 10.3171/2014.1.peds13412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A 7-month-old baby presented with a 4-day history of drowsiness and vomiting after a falling accident. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage, intraventricular hemorrhage, and variable stages of subdural hematoma in bilateral occipital and left temporal subdural spaces. A partially thrombosed aneurysm was noted in the right craniocervical junction. Ophthalmological examination revealed bilateral retinal petechial hemorrhages. Conventional cerebral angiography revealed a dissecting aneurysm in the right posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA). Endovascular embolization was suggested, but the family refused. After conservative treatment, follow-up MRI revealed that the PICA aneurysm had remodeled and ultimately disappeared completely at the 10th month. This case illustrates the relatively plastic nature of intracranial aneurysms in pediatric patients. More studies are necessary to clarify the natural history of spontaneously thrombosed aneurysms to assist in their overall management.
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Koskela E, Pekkola J, Kivisaari R, Kivelä T, Hernesniemi J, Setälä K, Laakso A. Comparison of CT and clinical findings of Terson's syndrome in 121 patients: a 1-year prospective study. J Neurosurg 2014; 120:1172-8. [DOI: 10.3171/2014.2.jns131248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Terson's syndrome (TS) is a vitreous hemorrhage in association with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Its diagnosis is often delayed, which may result in vision loss secondary to treatable conditions. Methods to hasten early diagnosis and consequent ophthalmic referral are desirable. The aims of this study were 1) to assess the specificity and sensitivity of conventional head CT for diagnosing TS in patients with aneurysmal SAH (aSAH); and 2) to determine the incidence of TS and its association with age, sex, aSAH severity, and overall mortality.
Methods
Patients admitted to Helsinki University Central Hospital who underwent surgery or endovascular treatment for a ruptured intracranial aneurysm during 2011 were participants in this prospective study. They underwent serial dilated fundoscopic examinations during a 6-month period. Two radiologists independently reviewed ocular findings suggestive of TS on conventional CT head scans obtained in all patients as a routine diagnostic procedure. Associations between TS and relevant clinical, radiological, and demographic data were analyzed with uni- and multivariate logistic regression.
Results
Of 121 participants, 13 (11%) presented with TS, and another 22 (18%) with intraretinal hemorrhages. For reviewing CT head scans, the overall observed agreement between the 2 raters was 96% (116 of 121 cases), with a substantial κ of 0.69 (95% CI 0.56–0.82). The sensitivity of the CT findings for TS was 42%, and the specificity was 97%. Associations of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) and Hunt and Hess grades on admission, the presence of intracerebral hemorrhage, female sex, and aneurysm length with TS were all statistically significant. Logistic regression demonstrated that sex and WFNS grade were independently associated with TS and provided the best fit to the data.
Conclusions
Routinely looking for TS findings in CT head scans may prove valuable in clinical practice. Terson's syndrome is associated with female sex and poor clinical condition on admission.
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- 2Department of Radiology, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland
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- 3Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital; and
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- 3Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital; and
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Erşahin M, Özsavcı D, Şener A, Özakpınar ÖB, Toklu HZ, Akakin D, Şener G, Yeğen BÇ. Obestatin alleviates subarachnoid haemorrhage-induced oxidative injury in rats via its anti-apoptotic and antioxidant effects. Brain Inj 2013; 27:1181-9. [PMID: 23895491 DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2013.804199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Mehmet Erşahin
- School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University
İstanbulTurkey
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- School of Pharmacy, Department of Biochemistry
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- School of Medicine, Department of Histology & Embryology
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- School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Marmara University
IstanbulTurkey
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Wu LN, He T, Xing YQ, Shen Y. Incidence of Terson’s Syndrome in Patients with SAH in a Chinese Hospital. Curr Eye Res 2012; 38:97-101. [DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2012.715713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Obuchowska I, Turek G, Mariak Z, Kochanowicz J, Mariak Z. Late ophthalmological assessment of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage and clipping of cerebral aneurysm. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2011; 153:2127-36. [PMID: 21922215 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-011-1161-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2011] [Accepted: 09/02/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To estimate prospectively late ocular manifestations in patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) treated with aneurysm clipping. METHODS Forty-six patients (12 men and 34 women), 23-69 years of age, were included in this study. A conventional ophthalmological examination, visual evoked potentials (VEPs), and static perimetry were performed on all patients. The mean interval between the onset of SAH and the aforementioned examination was 1.9 ± 1.3 years (range 0.5-5 years). The following were compared between patients with affected and non-affected visual fields as well as between those with normal and abnormal VEPs: sex, age, time from SAH to surgery, Hunt and Hess scale, Glasgow Coma Scale, Glasgow Outcome Scale, grading of SAH according to the Fisher scale, and the size and site of aneurysm. RESULTS Visual field defects were found in 23 patients (50%). In all of these patients, both eyes were affected. The most frequent type of visual field defects were: constricted field (47.8%), multiple peripheral foci (26.1%), and superior field defect (17.4%). There was no significant relationship between the analyzed factors and the occurrence of visual field defects, although statistical significance was almost observed in respect to the Fisher scale (p = 0.055). Deterioration in VEPs was observed in nine patients (19.6%). In the group of patients with abnormal VEPs, the time from onset of SAH to surgery was 2.6 ± 1.8 days, whereas in the group of patients with normal VEPs this time amounted to 6.4 ± 2.4 days (p = 0.02). In patients with no changes in VEPs, the mean Fisher score was significantly higher than in the group with abnormal VEPs (2.8 ± 0.6 vs 2.0 ± 0.4 respectively, p = 0.04). CONCLUSION Visual field defects and VEP deterioration are frequent late ocular manifestations of SAH treated with aneurysm clipping. Damage to the visual pathway correlates with the severity of SAH and timing of aneurysmal surgery.
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Sung W, Arnaldo B, Sergio C, Juliana S, Michel F. Terson's syndrome as a prognostic factor for mortality of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage. Acta Ophthalmol 2011; 89:544-7. [PMID: 20003110 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01735.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the prognosis of mortality in patients with spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage associated with Terson's syndrome. METHODS A prospective, consecutive case series study was conducted in patients admitted to the emergency room with a diagnosis of acute subarachnoid haemorrhage. After a complete neurological examination, funduscopic examination using binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy under mydriasis was performed upon admission and at days 3, 7, 30 and 60 after the onset. In all cases, the diagnosis of intracranial bleeding was made by computerized tomography, and the clinical condition was graded according to the Hunt & Hess and Glasgow coma scales. RESULTS Forty-seven patients with the diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage were enrolled. Forty-four cases were associated with a ruptured aneurysm and three cases with arterio-venous malformation. Fourteen patients (29%) were diagnosed with Terson's syndrome. Seven patients (50%) with Terson's syndrome died, whereas death occurred in three patients (9%) without Terson's syndrome (p = 0.002). Ocular findings in Terson's syndrome were preretinal, intraretinal, sub-retinal and vitreous haemorrhage. Associated ocular findings included third-nerve palsy, papilloedema and subconjunctival haemorrhage. CONCLUSION The presence of Terson's syndrome was associated with an increased mortality rate (50% versus 9%; p < 0.01). Therefore, patients with the diagnosis of intracranial haemorrhage should be submitted to a funduscopic examination, because the presence of intraocular haemorrhage is an important life-threatening prognostic factor.
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- Watanabe Sung
- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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Hassan A, Lanzino G, Wijdicks EFM, Rabinstein AA, Flemming KD. Terson’s Syndrome. Neurocrit Care 2011; 15:554-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s12028-011-9555-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hoving EW, Rahmani M, Los LI, Renardel de Lavalette VW. Bilateral retinal hemorrhage after endoscopic third ventriculostomy: iatrogenic Terson syndrome. J Neurosurg 2009; 110:858-60. [PMID: 19012481 DOI: 10.3171/2008.6.17610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A serious ophthalmological complication of an endoscopic third ventriculostomy that created an iatrogenic Terson syndrome is described. A patient with an obstructive hydrocephalus was treated endoscopically, but due to the inadvertent use of a pressure bag during rinsing, in combination with a blocked outflow channel, a steep rise in intracranial pressure occurred. Postoperatively the patient experienced disturbed vision caused by bilateral retinal hemorrhages, and an iatrogenic Terson syndrome was diagnosed. The pathogenesis of Terson syndrome is discussed based on this illustrative case.
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- Eelco W Hoving
- Departments of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
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de Oliveira Filho LR, Matos LAD, Laurenti MR, Spotti AR, Tognola WA, dos Santos MLT. Bilateral amaurosis due to brain aneurysm rupture. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2008; 66:908-9. [PMID: 19099141 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2008000600031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Leonides Rocha de Oliveira Filho
- Unidade de Neurocirurgia Endovascular, Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto, Universidade de Marília, São José do Rio Preto SP, Brasil
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- Michael E Kelly
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5327, USA
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Subarachnoid haemorrhage accounts for only 5% of strokes, but occurs at a fairly young age. Sudden headache is the cardinal feature, but patients might not report the mode of onset. CT brain scanning is normal in most patients with sudden headache, but to exclude subarachnoid haemorrhage or other serious disorders, a carefully planned lumbar puncture is also needed. Aneurysms are the cause of subarachnoid haemorrhage in 85% of cases. The case fatality after aneurysmal haemorrhage is 50%; one in eight patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage dies outside hospital. Rebleeding is the most imminent danger; a first aim is therefore occlusion of the aneurysm. Endovascular obliteration by means of platinum spirals (coiling) is the preferred mode of treatment, but some patients require a direct neurosurgical approach (clipping). Another complication is delayed cerebral ischaemia; the risk is reduced with oral nimodipine and probably by maintaining circulatory volume. Hydrocephalus might cause gradual obtundation in the first few hours or days; it can be treated by lumbar puncture or ventricular drainage, dependent on the site of obstruction.
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- Jan van Gijn
- Department of Neurology, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584CX Utrecht, Netherlands.
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- S J Resnick
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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