| 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 |
| 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 |
