Korula Pritish John, Thomas Santhosh George, Sen Nagamani, Chacko Ari George
Department of Critical Care, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Br J Neurosurg. 2012 Apr;26(2):272-4. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2011.623800. Epub 2011 Oct 25.
We describe a case with transient cortical blindness after trauma with no obvious structural damage to the vertebral artery in the presence of a C2 spondylolisthesis. A patient complaining of blindness in a setting of polytrauma should always alert the possibility of a cervical spine injury with vertebral artery ischaemia.