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Unusual etiology of bilateral acute visual impairment: Optochiasmatic cavernoma haemorrhage

Unusual etiology of bilateral acute visual impairment: Optochiasmatic cavernoma haemorrhage

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Unusual etiology of bilateral acute visual impairment: Optochiasmatic cavernoma haemorrhage

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Unusual etiology of bilateral acute visual impairment: Optochiasmatic cavernoma haemorrhage

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United States: Elsevier Inc

Journal title

The American journal of emergency medicine, 2019-03, Vol.37 (3), p.564.e1-564.e4

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English

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United States: Elsevier Inc

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Contents

Optochiasmatic cavernoma haemorrhage is unusual etiology of bilateral acute visual impairment. This vascular hamartoma is extremely rare with a prevalence rate of 0.4–0.9% of the general population. They are frequently revealed by an optochiasmal apoplexy. We present the case of a 38 year old woman admitted to the emergency department for bilateral...

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Unusual etiology of bilateral acute visual impairment: Optochiasmatic cavernoma haemorrhage

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2165060148

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2165060148

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ISSN

0735-6757

E-ISSN

1532-8171

DOI

10.1016/j.ajem.2018.12.024

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