Dural ectasia of the optic nerve sheath

Optic nerve dural ectasia is a rare cause of optic nerve sheath enlargement due to the accumulation of CSF around the optic nerve with no associated pathology. It diagnosed by MRI studies and can follow benign or sometimes an unfavorable course. We describe the case of a 24-day-old female referred f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kacem, Hanane Hadj, Hammani, Lehcen, Ajana, Ali, Nassar, Itimad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4218639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25374645
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.17.140.3755
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Sumario:Optic nerve dural ectasia is a rare cause of optic nerve sheath enlargement due to the accumulation of CSF around the optic nerve with no associated pathology. It diagnosed by MRI studies and can follow benign or sometimes an unfavorable course. We describe the case of a 24-day-old female referred for a visual blurring, which we diagnosed as a dural ectasia of the optic nerve sheath by MRI and confirmed in surgical intervention. We present this case report to illustrate the classic imaging features of the disease.

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