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Optic nerve cysticercosis in the optic canal
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Gurha, Nita Sood, Archana Dharand, Jawahar Gupta, Sanjeev |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Description | Journal: Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica The authors present a first case of cysticercosis in the optic canal in a fifteen-year-old female patient. Cysticercosis of the optic nerve is rare. A cyst in the optic canal, beneath the sheath of the optic nerve, has never been reported. The patient presented with rapidly diminishing vision in the left eye, headache and papillitis. A magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cystic lesion at the entrance of the optic canal. Surgery performed was a transcranial orbitotomy which included deroofing of the optic canal and removal of the cyst from under the sheath of the optic nerve. The cyst proved to be cysticercus histopathologically. The outcome was a remarkable visual recovery. |
| Related Links | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1034/j.1600-0420.1999.770124.x/pdf |
| Ending Page | 109 |
| Page Count | 3 |
| Starting Page | 107 |
| ISSN | 13953907 |
| e-ISSN | 16000420 |
| DOI | 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1999.770124.x |
| Journal | Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 77 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publisher Date | 1999-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Ophthalmology |
