[Optic nerve bilateral atrophy in a suprachiasmatic astrocytoma].
The paper presents a clinical case of a 5 years old child with bilateral optic atrophy and the specific diagnosis and treatment problems of this case. The image investigations have a major part in establishing the positive diagnosis: computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and the elective treatment belongs to the field of neurosurgery.
Ionică
Nicoleta
N
Clinica de Oftalmologie, Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţă Militar Central-Bucureşti.
Drăgan
Irina
I
Lazăr
Sanda
S
Bălan
Laura
L
Sandu
Paula
P
Bârlea
Gabriela
G
Stefaniu
I
I
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013493:Suprachiasmatic Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity