An unusual cause of blindness: infarction in the bilateral lateral geniculate bodies

Renata R Silva; Ellen R Penna; Eduardo F Fusão; Eliete C Faria; Ricardo S Pinho; Luiz C Pereira Vilanova; Marcelo R Masruha

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.01.004

An unusual cause of blindness: infarction in the bilateral lateral geniculate bodies

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2014 Jul;23(6):1736-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.01.004. Epub 2014 Mar 25.

Authors

Renata R Silva¹, Ellen R Penna¹, Eduardo F Fusão¹, Eliete C Faria¹, Ricardo S Pinho¹, Luiz C Pereira Vilanova¹, Marcelo R Masruha²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: tiarenata@gmail.com.

PMID: 24674956
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.01.004

Abstract

A 10-year-old girl presented with acute blindness after a severe episode of febrile diarrhea. Magnetic resonance images were consistent with the diagnosis of infarction in the bilateral lateral geniculate bodies.

Keywords: Acquired blindness; geniculate bodies; ischemia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Blindness / etiology*
Blindness / pathology
Cerebral Infarction / complications*
Cerebral Infarction / pathology
Child
Female
Geniculate Bodies / pathology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging