Optochiasmatic arachnoiditis: remarks on a case of the cystic form of the disease.
In a series of 80 patients with surgically proven optochiasmatic arachnoiditis, only one case with an exclusively cystic form of the disease was found and is reported here. Certain changes, within a relatively short (6 months) period of time, of the neuro-ophthalmologic and neuroradiologic features are described in detail and discussed.
D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009897:Optic Chiasm; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D058609:Visual Field Tests