title: Optic disc morphology in porencephaly.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a porencephalic cyst in a child with large optic disc cup but normal-sized discs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report with figures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Clinical findings of a patient with porencephaly presenting with large cups in normal-sized optic discs are discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Optic disc morphology is not a reliable indicator of the timing of ischemic brain injury. Intracranial pathology should be suspected in children with disc cupping but no other features of glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: Eye and Ear Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK. mog@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Michael K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: O'Gallagher
authors.forename: Eibhlin M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: McLoone
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D024141:Collagen Type IV / Q000172:deficiency; D005260:Female; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D065708:Porencephaly; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields
chemical_list: D024141:Collagen Type IV