Anterior communicating artery aneurysm presenting with vision loss

Dhaval P Shukla; Dhananjaya I Bhat; Bhagavatula I Devi

doi:10.4103/0976-3147.118765

Anterior communicating artery aneurysm presenting with vision loss

J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2013 Jul;4(3):305-7. doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.118765.

Authors

Dhaval P Shukla¹, Dhananjaya I Bhat, Bhagavatula I Devi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.

Abstract

Anterior communicating artery aneurysm rarely presents with symptoms of compression of anterior visual pathways. We report a case of 65 years old man, who had complete loss of vision in right eye and temporal hemianopsia in left eye due to giant anterior communicating artery aneurysm.

Keywords: Aneurysm; anterior communicating artery; optic nerve; vision loss.

Publication types

Case Reports