Tarik Syndrome: Reversible Postoperative Blindness Secondary to Occipital Seizures.
World Neurosurg
; 131: 58-61, 2019 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Postoperative blindness is a devastating surgical complication. Although usually associated with prolonged cardiac and prone spinal operations, it may follow other procedures as well. Postoperative blindness is most commonly caused by a vascular etiology, but it can more rarely be caused by status epilepticus. We have previously reported a case of this phenomenon following a staged spinal deformity surgery. CASE DESCRIPTION Here we report 2 additional cases following a skull base procedure and a single stage lumbar spine surgery. In all instances, rapid recognition that the patients' blindness was due to occipital seizures resulted in acute antiepileptiform treatment and full restoration of vision.CONCLUSIONS:
Although a rare phenomenon, this syndrome, first recognized and described by Tarik F. Ibrahim, should be considered in any patient with postoperative visual impairment.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Estenose Espinal
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Estado Epiléptico
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Cegueira
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Epilepsias Parciais
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Vértebras Lombares
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Anticonvulsivantes
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Lobo Occipital
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
World Neurosurg
Assunto da revista:
NEUROCIRURGIA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article