Open AccessMagnetic resonance imaging of intact globe superior subluxation into the intracranium
Author(s) -
Nariman Nezami,
Alireza Sadighi,
Babak Rahimi-Ardabili
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.91349
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , subluxation , hematoma , blunt , blunt trauma , radiology , optic nerve , computed tomography , surgery , ophthalmology , pathology , alternative medicine
A 67-year-old man with right-sided blunt ocular trauma is reported here. Despite having received primary medical care, the patient complained of severe headache for 14 days. Initial computed tomography (CT) indicated hematoma in the right frontal lobe. However, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicated that the right globe along with its optic nerve had been intactly dislocated into the intracranium and differentiated from hematoma. In this case, the significance of MRI, in blunt ocular trauma work-up, and also regaining successful ocular function are highlighted.