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An 84 -year-old woman was admitted following a slight mechanical fall while she was in her garden. She had banged the back of her head followed by a brief period of nausea and vomiting which was self-limiting.
One year before, the patient underwent surgical repair for retinal detachment of left eye with involvement of the macula. She underwent a vitrectomy, endolaser therapy and injection of silicone oil into the vitreous. There was no recovery of vision in the left eye. Medical history included hypertension and bilateral glaucoma.
On examination, she looked well. She had no light perception in the left eye and the visual acuity in the right eye was N10 on the near reading chart with normal peripheral fields of vision. She was managed conservatively but died shortly due to bowel ischaemia, that was unrelated to her presentation.
A CT scan of brain at presentation revealed hyperdensity in...
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