See no evil, hear no evil

Abstract A 32-year-old woman presented with right-sided visual loss, hearing loss and diffuse headache. Examination confirmed CN-II, V1/2, and VIII neuropathies. MRI showed an infiltrative skull-base process involving the pachymeninges. Serology and histopathology confirmed idiopathic hypertrophic p...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inSurvey of ophthalmology Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 251 - 259
Main Authors Driscoll, Sarah, MD, Murchison, Ann P., MD, MPH, Bilyk, Jurij R., MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2014
Subjects
Adult
biopsy
corticosteroids
cranial neuropathy
Female
Headache - diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - etiology
hearing-loss
Humans
idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis
MRI
Ophthalmology
Optic Nerve Diseases - diagnosis
optic neuropathy
skull base
Trigeminal Nerve Diseases - diagnosis
Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases - diagnosis
Vision Disorders - etiology
cranial neuropathy
corticosteroids
MRI
idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis
hearing-loss
biopsy
optic neuropathy
skull base
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Abstract A 32-year-old woman presented with right-sided visual loss, hearing loss and diffuse headache. Examination confirmed CN-II, V1/2, and VIII neuropathies. MRI showed an infiltrative skull-base process involving the pachymeninges. Serology and histopathology confirmed idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Case Study-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-4
content type line 23
ObjectType-Report-1
ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:0039-6257
1879-3304
DOI:10.1016/j.survophthal.2013.03.003