Cysticercosis of the optic nerve

Authors
Menon, V Tandon, R Khanna, S Sharma, P Khokhar, S Vashisht, S Garg, I
Citation
V. Menon et al., Cysticercosis of the optic nerve, J NEURO-OPH, 20(1), 2000, pp. 59-60
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Optalmology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
ISSN journal
10708022 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
59 - 60
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-8022(200003)20:1<59:COTON>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Cysticercosis of the optic nerve has been reported only twice in the litera ture. A case of optic nerve cysticercosis in a 50-year-old woman with atypi cal optic neuritis is reported. Computerized tomography showed a thickened left optic nerve with a ring-enhancing lesion containing an eccentric nodul e. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test for cysticercosis further esta blished the diagnosis. The patient was treated with oral prednisolone and a lbendazole, with no improvement in vision.