| Title |
Cytomegalovirus infection with MRI signal abnormalities affecting the optic nerves, optic chiasm, and optic tracts. |
| Creator |
Pershing, Suzann; Dunn, Jeffrey; Khan, Ahmir; Liao, Yaping Joyce |
| Affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, University Medical Center, 900 Blake-Wilbur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5353, USA. |
| Abstract |
A 49-year-old woman who had been immunosuppressed after a renal transplant developed bilateral severe visual loss. Visual acuities were finger counting and hand movements in the two eyes. Both optic nerves were pale. There were no other ophthalmic abnormalities. Brain MRI disclosed marked signal abnormalities involving the optic nerves, optic chiasm, and optic tracts. Cerebrospinal fluid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was positive for cytomegalovirus. Treatment did not restore vision. Such extensive clinical and imaging involvement of the anterior visual pathway, which has been previously reported with other herpes viruses, illustrates the propensity for this family of viruses to track along axons. |
| Subject |
Antiviral Agents; Cytomegalovirus; Cytomegalovirus Infections; DNA, Viral; Female; Ganciclovir; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Immunosuppressive Agents; Kidney Transplantation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Middle Older people; Optic Chiasm; Optic Nerve; Paraparesis; Positron-Emission Tomography; Spinal Cord; Treatment Failure; Vision Disorders; Vision, Low; Visual Pathways |
| 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 |
226256 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hb2b9j/226256 |
