title: Early bilateral radiation-induced optic neuropathy with follow-up MRI.
abstract: Most documented cases of radiation-induced optic neuropathy are unilateral and occur more than 1 year after radiotherapy to the sellar region. We describe a patient with bilateral radiation optic neuropathy 3 months following the completion of radiotherapy. MRI 13 months after the onset of visual failure showed bilateral optic atrophy with residual gadolinium enhancement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35233, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: McClellan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: el Gammal
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Kline
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors