Journal of Neuroendovascular Therapy
Online ISSN : 2186-2494
Print ISSN : 1882-4072
ISSN-L : 1882-4072
Case Reports
A case of ischemic optic neuropathy after carotid artery stenting
Masataka NANTOSeisuke TANIGAWAMichiko TAKADOYasuhiko OSAKAYoshikazu NAKAHARAHiroshi TENJIN
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2014 Volume 8 Issue 1 Pages 52-57

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Abstract
Objective: We report a case of ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) occurred after carotid artery stenting (CAS) for symptomatic carotid artery stenosis.
Case presentation: A 72-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with left transit ischemic attack, and was diagnosed with symptomatic right carotid artery stenosis. He suffered loss of visual acuity and visual field of right eye one day after CAS. He was diagnosed ION by funduscopic examination.
Conclusion: We experienced a rare case of ION after CAS.
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