Pupillary Light Reflex Blunted: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Pupillary Light Reflex Blunted

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Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis

Fumihiko Matsumoto 1 Email author, Misato Kasai 1, Kaori Kurano 1, Daisuke Sasaki 1 and Katsuhisa Ikeda 1 Head & Face Medicine 2013 9 :9 https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-160X-9-9 © Komatsu et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013 Received: 15 November 2012 Accepted: 5 March 2013 Published: 13 March 2013 Abstract Objective[…] [head-face-med.biomedcentral.com]

Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Type 1P

Mendelian Rare Diseases CONGENITAL DISORDER OF GLYCOSYLATION, TYPE Ip; CDG1P Alg11-cdg Description ALG11-CDG is a form of congenital disorders of N-linked glycosylation characterized by facial dysmorphism (microcephaly, high forehead, low posterior hairline, strabismus), hypotonia, failure to thrive, intractable seizures,[…] [mendelian.co]

Cardiac Arrest

unwitnessed cardiac arrest apnoeic pulseless no organised cardiac electrical activity no pupillary light reflexes on arrival If resuscitation has started, use the following [resus.org.uk]

If the patient is in cardiac arrest on arrival of the ambulance crew, resuscitation can be stopped in blunt traumatic cardiac arrest when the patient meets the following criteria [resus.org.uk]

Contusion of Eye and Adnexa

The pupil in traumatic mydriasis is dilated and poorly reactive to both direct and contralateral pupillary light exposure. [ahcmedia.com]

A pupil with an APD will constrict normally when the contralateral pupil is exposed to light (consensual light reflex). [ahcmedia.com]

Blunt eye trauma can avulse the iris from its root, resulting in a separation of the iris from the sclera (iridodialysis). [ahcmedia.com]