Terson syndrome

Description

Vitreous, retrohyaloid, retinal, or subretinal haemorrhage occurring consequent to an acute intracranial haemorrhage or elevated intracranial pressure.

History

Associated Persons

• Moritz Litten (1845 – 1907)
• Albert Terson (1867 – 1935)

Alternative names

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Controversies

• Did they first describe or popularise or plagiarise?

References

• Litten M. Ueber einige vom allgemeinen klinischen standpunkt aus interessante augenveränderungen. Berliner Klinische Wochenschrift. 1881; 18: 23–27
• Terson A. De l’hémorragie dans le corps vitré au cours de l’hémorragie cérébrale. Clinique ophtalmologique. 1900; 6: 309-12
• Terson A. Le syndrome de l’hématome du corps vitré et de l’hémorragie intracranienne spontanés. Annales d’Oculistique 1926; 163: 666–673.
• McCarron MO, Alberts MJ, McCarron P. A systematic review of Terson’s syndrome: frequency and prognosis after subarachnoid haemorrhage. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2004; 75: 491-493.
• Gardner HB. Was Terson’s Tersons? Med Hypothesis Discov Innov Ophthalmol. 2012; 1(4): 84–85.
• Stienen MN, Lucke S, Gautschi OP, Harders A. Terson haemorrhage in patients suffering aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a prospective analysis of 60 consecutive patients. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2012; 114(6): 535–538.
• Moraru A et al. Terson’s Syndrome – case report. Rom J Ophthalmol. 2017; 61(1): 44–48.
• Rowlands MA et al. Terson Syndrome: Don’t Let It Go Unrecognized. EyeNet Magazine. 2018