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Lt. Frederick C. Wuest, MC

AMA Arch Ophthalmol. 1960;63(4):721-723.

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Damage to the optic chiasm is an unusual sequela to head injury. Especially interesting and rare is the lesion which simulates a sagittal section of the chiasm. The precise pathophysiology of this occurrence is still subject to discussion.

Report of Case

In April, 1959, the patient, a 20-year-old white man, was injured in an automobile accident, striking his head and losing consciousness for an undetermined period of time. Examination by a neurosurgeon following the injury revealed no neurological abnormalities other than slight confusion and disorientation. There was a small laceration in the right frontal area and marked bilateral periorbital edema and ecchymosis.

Fluid was thought to be behind the eardrums, giving rise to a suspicion that a basilar skull fracture might be present.

A lumbar puncture revealed a cerebrospinal fluid pressure of 240 mm. of water. There were 290,000 red blood cells per cubic millimeter and an elevated total protein. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
U.S.N. U.S. Naval Hospital Oakland 14, Cal.

From the Ophthalmology Branch, EENT Service, U.S. Naval Hospital, Oakland.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Nov. 17, 1959.

The opinions or assertions contained herein are those of the writer and are not to be construed as official or as necessarily reflecting the views of the Medical Department of the Navy or the Naval Service at large.

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