Visual Field Defect Due to Non-aneurysmal Arterial Contact: A Case Report

Abstract

In this case, we describe a patient with visual field defect caused by non-ectatic/non- aneurysmatic arterial contact. A 29-year-old woman with
no significant past medical history had noticed with the complaint of visual field loss in her right eye that started 2 years ago. Visual field
examination showed partial visual field defects in the right eye. Radiologic examination has revealed a close relationship of right optic nerve
with the first segment of anterior cerebral artery. However no typical space-occupying mass was revealed in the magnetic resonance imaging
and no aneurysmal or ectatic arterial lesion was seen in the computed tomography angiography.

Keywords

• Arterial Contact, Visual Defect, Optic Neuropathy

ANEVRİZMAYA BAĞLI OLMAYAN ARTERİAL TEMASTAN DOLAYI GERÇEKLEŞEN GÖRME ALANI DEFEKTİ: BİR OLGU SUNUMU

Öz

Olgumuzda, ektazik ve anevrizmatik olmayan arteriyal temasın neden olduğu görme alanı defekti olan bir hasta sunulmuştur. Hikayesinde özellik olmayan 29 yaşında bayan hastanın 2 yıl önce başlayan görme alanı defekti mevcuttu. Görme alanı muayenesinde sağ gözde kısmi görme alanı defekti tespit edildi. Yapılan radyolojik değerlendirmelerde anterior serebral arterin ilk segmenti ile sağ optik sinir arasında yakın temas tespit edildi. Ancak manyetik rezonans görüntülemesinde yer kaplayan bir kitle yada bilgisayarlı tomografi anjiografisinde anevrizmal yada ektazik bir arteriyal lezyon görülmedi.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Arteriyal Temas, Görme Alanı Defekti, Optik Nöropati

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