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TERSON’S SYNDROME. Service de Radiologie, Hopital Cheikh Zaid Rabat - Morocco. Z. Jamaleddine, S. El Haddad, A. El Quessar. Introduction. Terson’s syndrome is the association of vitreous or retinal haemorrhage with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH).
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TERSON’S SYNDROME Service de Radiologie, Hopital Cheikh Zaid Rabat - Morocco Z. Jamaleddine, S. El Haddad, A. El Quessar
Introduction • Terson’s syndrome is the association of vitreous or retinal haemorrhage with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). • The diagnosis is typically made fundoscopically.
Objectives • To describe, the clinical, radiological characteristics of this syndrome. • To describe the therapeutic indications.
Materials and methods • Three cases hospitalised for subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and secondary complicated by intravitreous haemorrhage. • Imaging exploration based on: • Computer tomography 16 bars, • MRI 1.5 Tesla, • Cerebral angiography. • Ocular ultrasonography intravitreous haemorrhage. • All patients were treated by embolisation for the etiology of SAH : two aneurysms and one AVM. SAH
CASE 1 • 37 years old woman, • Left hemiplegia.
Diagnosis of Terson syndrome • Treatment: Vitrectomy after 5 months • Visual acuity improved immediately
Case 2 • A 28 years old male • Headache, vomiting and VI paralysis • t
Diagnosis of Terson syndrome • Treatment: Vitrectomy after 2 months • Recovery of visual acuity
Case 3 • Woman of 51 years
Diagnosis of Terson syndrome • Vitrectomy is programmed, despite a partial improvement of vision
Discussion • Terson syndrome mentioned for the first time in 1900. • Vitreous haemorrhage: <10% of ruptured intracranial aneurysm. • Bilateral: 14% - 60% of cases.
Discussion • Etiology: • Ruptured aneurysm • AVM • Traumatic cause = very rare. • Clinical manifestation: the significant decrease in visual acuity is the most common symptom. The most common cause
Ultrasound search: • Characteristic of intravitreous haemorrhage • Dense, • Mobile: feature of Terson syndrome • Abundant, • Posterior vitreous detachment usually total. • Retinal detachment
Vitrectomy has been shown to be extremely effective in clearing the vitreous haemorrhage • Indications: • Patients with intraocular bilateral haemorrhage • There is not signs of spontaneous resorption after 1 to 3 month.
Conclusion • It appears necessary to examine visual acuity in case of subarachnoid haemorrhage for an early diagnosis and the better treatment of this rare syndrome.