Stroke Due to Cerebral Vasculitis in a Patient with Relentless Placoid Chorioretinitis

ABSTRACT

Purpose: To report the first case of stroke in a patient with relentless placoid chorioretinitis.

Methods: Observational case report.

Results: A 20-year-old female with newly diagnosed relentless placoid chorioretinitis was urgently evaluated for unilateral paresthesias. She was found to have acute bilateral pontine strokes and cerebral vasculitis on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and cerebral angiography.

Conclusions: We report the first case of stroke due to cerebral vasculitis in a patient with relentless placoid chorioretinitis. This case emphasizes the need for timely evaluation of neurological symptoms in patients with this ocular diagnosis.

Keywords:

• Central nervous system
• chorioretinitis
• relentless placoid
• stroke
• vasculitis

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This work was supported by Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation (ESH) and Research to Prevent Blindness. Thank you to Dr. Victoria Knudsen for contributing fundus photography from the patient’s initial presentation. The remainder of the ophthalmic imaging was performed by Cyrie Fry in the Moran Eye Center Ophthalmic Imaging Department.

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.