Anterior communicating artery aneurysm presenting with vision loss

ABSTRACT

Anterior communicating artery aneurysm rarely presents with symptoms of compression of anterior visual pathways. We report a case of 65 years old man, who had complete loss of vision in right eye and temporal hemianopsia in left eye due to giant anterior communicating artery aneurysm.

Key words:

Aneurysm - anterior communicating artery - optic nerve - vision loss

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