Abstract:Purpose
To report a case of bilateral posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION) due to bilateral anterior-drainage dural carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs).
Case Description
We report on a 62-year-old woman with a history of poorly controlled hypertension who presented with sudden bilateral visual loss and headache for 5 days. She denied a history of head trauma. On examination, her visual acuities were no light perception (NLP) with fixed pupils in both eyes. The ocula… Show more
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