| Title |
Ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to intracarotid infusion of BCNU. |
| Creator |
Pickrell, L.; Purvin, V. |
| Abstract |
A 39-year-old man with a left parietal malignant glioma was treated with intracarotid infusion of 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU). Five weeks after a second infusion, he developed inferior altitudinal visual field loss and pallid optic disc edema ipsilateral to the injection. Retinal vasculitis is a well-recognized complication of intra-arterial BCNU infusion. It is believed that this patient suffered a similar vasculopathy in the posterior ciliary artery circulation. |
| Subject |
Adult; Brain Neoplasms; Carmustine; Carotid Artery, Internal; Fluorescein Angiography; Glioma; Humans; Infusions, Intra-Arterial; Ischemia; Male; Optic Disk; Papilledema; Visual Fields |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
226504 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6351rfg/226504 |
