Subacute visual loss and bilateral fixed mydriasis: an atypical case of giant cell arteritis

Neurol Sci. 2014 Aug;35(8):1309-10. doi: 10.1007/s10072-014-1721-9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blindness / etiology
  • Female
  • Ganglia, Parasympathetic / blood supply
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / complications*
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / drug therapy
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Ischemia / etiology
  • Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate / therapeutic use
  • Mydriasis / etiology*
  • Ophthalmic Artery / pathology
  • Optic Nerve / blood supply
  • Pilocarpine
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Vision Disorders / etiology*

Substances

  • Pilocarpine
  • Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate
  • Prednisone