Congenital Achiasma

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Title Congenital Achiasma
Creator Augustin Lecler, MD, MSc; Arnaud Attye, MD; Catherine Edelson, MD
Affiliation Department of Radiology (AL), Fondation Ophtalmologique Rothschild, Paris, France; Department of Neuroradiology (AA), CHU Grenoble, Paris, France; and Department of Ophthalmology (CE), Fondation Ophtalmologique Rothschild, Paris, France
Abstract In evaluating a 3-month-old boy with horizontal nystagmus, brain MRI revealed absence of the optic chiasm. The remainder of the brain was normal in appearance. Achiasma was confirmed with diffusion tensor imaging and best visualized with optimized probabilistic-based tractography.
Subject Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant; Male; Optic Chiasm / abnormalities; Optic Chiasm / diagnostic imaging; Optic Nerve Diseases / congenital; Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis; Visual Acuity
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Date 2018-09
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, September 2018, Volume 38, Issue 3
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
ARK ark:/87278/s6x97c6w
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 1500795
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x97c6w
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