[Sneddon Syndrome and antiphospholipid antibodyies: an etiology of later al homonymous hemianopia].

[sneddon syndrome]

Sneddon 's syndrome is a particular and rare entity that mostly affects young women and whose diagnosis is based on the coexistence of a cuteaneous livedo and a cerebrovascular ischemic attack . It had be considered as being an expression of an occlusive vasculitis or of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome . We report the case of a 20 -year -old female , who had developed a left homonymous hemianopia after ischemic encephalopathy . Visual field examination confirmed the presence of a complete left homonymous hemianopia . Cerebral Magnetic Resonance Imaging revealed right occipital cerebrovascular ischemic lesions . Sneddon 's syndrome diagnosis was considered on the presence of cutaneous livedo reticularis and associated cerebral ischemic events . With medical treatment , a small functional improvement could be noticed but without net improvement in the visual field defect .