The Tale of the Six-Month Hangover
October 6th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Cox
A Scottish man who binged on beer for four days was rewarded with a hangover that took six months to cure.
Fox News reported Oct. 1 that the 37-year-old man came to a hospital emergency room complaining of blurred vision and a pounding headache. Doctors later discovered that he had consumed 60 pints of beer over a four-day period.
Further medical investigation revealed that the man had swollen optical disks, enlarged blind spots and bleeding nerve fibers in his eyes, all traced to severe dehydration caused by his nonstop drinking. He was diagnosed with a rare disorder called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST).
The man ended up on blood thinners for more than six months to restore his vision and end the headaches.
The case was reported in the journal The Lancet.