Title |
Therapy resistant papilledema in achondroplasia. |
Creator |
Klara Landau, MD, FEBO; B. P. Gloor, MD |
Affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. |
Abstract |
A 20-year-old achondroplastic dwarf developed severe papilledema over a short period of time. Since the age of 3 he had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for presumed hydrocephalus. Severe ventriculomegaly was never documented, neither in the past, nor at presentation. Intracranial pressure was high, and the shunt was obliterated. Despite prompt shunt revision and subsequent bilateral optic nerve sheath decompression the patient developed postpapilledema optic atrophy with bilateral blindness. The pathophysiology of increased intracranial pressure in achondroplasia is discussed. |
Subject |
Achondroplasia; Adult; Blindness; Humans; Male; Optic Atrophy; Papilledema; Pseudotumor Cerebri; Ventrculoperitoneal Shunt |
Date |
1994-03 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Publication Type |
Journal Article |
Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890 |
Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jt2wjf |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
ID |
224592 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jt2wjf |