Optic disc edema associated with spinocerebellar degeneration.
A 58-year-old man presented with optic disc edema as a rare association with spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD). The patient also had chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction with hypoalbuminemia. No elevation of intraspinal pressure and no intracranial lesion was observed. The hypoalbuminemia reacted promptly to treatment, whereas the optic disc edema regressed gradually. An association between SCD and optic atrophy has often been described, but to our knowledge this is the first report of SCD in association with optic disc edema.
Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan.
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Nakazawa
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Abe
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Hasegawa
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Tamai
D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010211:Papilledema / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000172:deficiency; D013132:Spinocerebellar Degenerations / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
D012709:Serum Albumin