Parainfectious Optic Neuritis and EncephalomyelitisA Report of Two Cases with Thalamic Involvement
作者:
Latif Hamed,
Jonathan Silbiger,
John Guy,
J. Mickle,
Patrick Sibony,
Alfred Cossari,
Mary Andriola,
期刊:
Journal of Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology
(OVID Available online 1993)
卷期:
Volume 13,
issue 1
页码: 18-23
ISSN:0272-846X
年代: 1993
出版商: OVID
关键词: Encephalitis;Thalamus;Neuroimaging;Corticosteroid therapy.
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Two children developed mental status alteration and bilateral profound visual loss secondary to optic neuritis. The clinical picture was consistent with parainfectious encephalomyelitis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral involvement of the thalamus in both cases. In one case the thalamic involvement was solitary and was suspected initially to represent a primary thalamic neoplasm. This was ruled out by a stereotactic biopsy of the thalamus, which showed perivascular inflammation consistent with parainfectious encephalomyelitis. The clinical and neuroimaging findings improved significantly following corticosteroid administration. Several relapses occurred upon initial attempts at corticosteroid cessation.
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