Arachnoiditis and VECP change.
A five-year-old boy presented with tuberculous meningitis and subsequently developed amaurosis with optochiasmatic arachnoiditis (OCA) late in the convalescent stage of the illness. The visual evoked cortical potentials were correlated with the decreased and improved postoperative acuity. The diagnosis and classification of OCA have been discussed with emphasis given to prompt neurosurgical treatment.
D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000209:etiology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*