Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Reversal of isolated unilateral optic nerve edema with concomitant visual impairment following blunt trauma: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Reversal of isolated unilateral optic nerve edema with concomitant visual impairment following blunt trauma a case report Marc Maegele Address Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery Intensive Care Unit ICU University of Witten Herdecke Cologne-Merheim Medical Center CMMC Ostmerheimerstr. 200 D-51109 Cologne Germany Email Marc Maegele - Published 18 February 2008 Received 30 July 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 50 doi 1752-1947-2-50 Accepted 18 February 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 50 2008 Maegele licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract_ Introduction Serious injury to the optic nerve is an uncommon entity but may result in permanent visual disability. Isolated trauma of the optic nerve is usually associated with blunt skull trauma involving fractures of both skull and optic canal but may also occur from blunt ocular trauma. Case presentation We report a woman who developed isolated unilateral optic nerve edema with corresponding visual deficits after a rear-end collision accident. She was treated with corticosteroids and had a favourable outcome. Conclusion The approach described here was successful in this case but the current body of evidence still lacks a validated approach to the management of traumatic optic neuropathy and each case needs to be individually assessed. Introduction Serious injury to the optic nerve is an uncommon entity but may result in permanent visual disability 1 . International rates vary according to the country with rates depending
