A Frontal Lobe Meningioma in a Child Leading to Visual Loss

Autor: Nedime Sahinoglu-Keşkek, Gokhan Soker, Şakir Özgür Keşkek, Sehire Sahinoglu, Figen Unal, Fikret Unal, Selim Cevher
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, Vol 2015 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6722
2090-6730
DOI: 10.1155/2015/420964
Popis: Objective. Meningiomas are benign primary meningeal tumors and are seen rare in children and adolescents. Clinical Presentation and Intervention. A 15-year-old Turkish boy reported a 1-month history of headache and blurred vision in both eyes. His visual acuity was 0.3 in both eyes with papilledema. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a 77×97×77 mm intracranial-extra-axial frontal lesion which compresses the chiasm. He was diagnosed with intracranial meningioma and referred to neurosurgery clinic. Conclusion. Ophthalmologists should be aware of the fact that papilledema and low vision can be caused by an intracranial tumor which compresses optic chiasm.
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