PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI AND OPTIC HYDROPS - MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS IN A PEDIATRIC CASE

Authors
HUTZELMANN A BUHL R FREUND M
Citation
A. Hutzelmann et al., PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI AND OPTIC HYDROPS - MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS IN A PEDIATRIC CASE, European journal of radiology, 28(2), 1998, pp. 126-128
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
European journal of radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0720048X
Volume
28
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
126 - 128
Database
ISI
SICI code
0720-048X(1998)28:2<126:PCAOH->2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We report the case of a 4-year-old girl with progressive visual loss. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a perioptic subarachnoid al space dilatation. In this case, a clear differentiation between pse udotumour cerebri and optic hydrops was not possible. Administration o f acetazolamid, furosemid and corticosteroids did not show any success . Progressive loss of visual function was halted with ventriculo-perit oneal shunting. We discuss MRI findings, aetiology and course of the d isease, and its literature. (C) 1995 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.