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Show II1U,/1fURf ABSTRACTS Visual Loss in Pseudotumor Cerebri of Childhood. It,h.er, R S. l'.nll'r, (1, Ikl1dmh., I· 1\. ,11ld IIUllll'" I R.·lniT I )I,lil/lilllI/l,1 IlH( III IhSI IhSh. N"v I'IS'>. II,epnllt re'lues,,", t" R. S IIdh.er. M f), llt'pMtl1H'llt "I l )phth,llllllll",L;\'. N I~'> Chdlldll'r fV1l-dll'dl ll'lltl'l". L:I1I' \l'rSlt\' "I !--l'lltUl'h.\', Sill I R"Sl' St , Il'\lllgt"ll, "y ~11'>\h1I11,"~ I I'Sl'udlltulllllr l'l'rebn ill l'i1i1dh""d Is sdld t" h' ,1 bl" Illgll dISl',lSl' ,IS It ,1''''<'Is till' Vlsudl pdthw,lYS I hiS rl" \ll'\\ llt 3h l'hildrell (,lged:: IS \'t'Ms) wllh thiS dldg· 11l1SIS sI1l1wS th"t sUl'h l'hildn'l1 <1rl' IIldl'l,d dt nsh. ,,' Sl" ri"us visual c"mpromise that may occur quite rapidly ,lIld is at least partiallY reversible with appropriate therapy. TIll' authors found a positive correlation between visual I"ss and (a) increasing severity of papilledema and (b) presence of dural sinus thrombosis. One child had visual loss from a central retinal artery occluSIl> 1l Thl' authors conclude that childhood pseudotumor ll'rl'brl must be trl'ated ,1S a serious disorder, and careful l>phthalmic m"nitorlng IS important, including whatl'\' l'r ljuanlitatl\'l' periml'trv the child can perform, LIlli A. SCdllllCk. M,D. |
