Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2015 Volume 143, Issue 9-10, Pages: 595-598
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH1510595K
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Terson’s syndrome: A report of two cases
Karadžić Jelena (Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic for Eye Diseases, Belgrade)
Kovačević Igor (Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic for Eye Diseases, Belgrade + School of Medicine, Belgrade)
Stefanović Ivan (Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic for Eye Diseases, Belgrade + School of Medicine, Belgrade)
Risimić Dijana (Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic for Eye Diseases, Belgrade + School of Medicine, Belgrade)
Introduction. Vitreous or retinal hemorrhage occurring in association with
subarachnoid hemorrhage is known as Terson’s syndrome. In Terson’s syndrome,
intracranial hemorrhages are followed by intraocular hemorrhage, classically
in the subhyaloid space, but may also include subretinal, retinal,
preretinal, and vitreal collections. Vitreous hemorrhage recovery is usually
spontaneous in six to 12 months, otherwise vitrectomy is considered. Outline
of Cases. We report of two cases of Terson’s syndrome. The first was in a
hypertensive middleaged female, following anterior communicating artery
aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage, after postneurosurgical interventions.
The second case report was of a young male who suffered from the bilateral
vitreous hemorrhage after a severe traumatic brain injury. Conclusion.
Terson’s syndrome should be considered in patients who had previous cerebral
hemorrhage and are referred to eye specialist because of loss of vision.
However, this phenomenon has only rarely been described in association with
subdural and epidural hematomas or traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Keywords: cerebral hemorrhage, rupture of the aneurysm, traumatic brain injury, Terson syndrome, vitreous hemorrhage