ABSTRACT
Caso clínico: Se presenta el caso de una mujer de 46 años con disminución de agudeza visual en el ojo derecho y papiledema, con dilatación ventricular en la Resonancia Magnética Nuclear (RMN) cerebral. En la punción lumbar se detectó hiperproteinorraquia. La RMN medular reveló la presencia de una neoplasia de la médula espinal. La paciente recuperó la agudeza visual tras la extirpación quirúrgica del tumor, que resultó ser un neurilemoma. Discusión: Se comenta la presentación ocular y la fisiopatología de la hipertensión intracraneal en el tumor espinal. Asimismo se destaca la importancia del diagnóstico etiológico del papiledema
Case report: A 46-year-old woman, who presented with right visual acuity loss, was found to have papilledema, and subsequently shown to have ventricular dilatation in a cerebral Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) assessment. Elevated protein levels were found in the cerebrospinal fluid. Spinal MRI revealed the presence of a spinal cord neoplasm. After surgical removal of the tumor, which turned out to be a neurilemmoma, the patient’s visual acuity was restored. Discussion: The ocular presentation and the relationship between intracranial hypertension and spinal tumors are discussed. Likewise, the importance of considering the various causes of papilledema is emphasized (Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol 2008; 83: 437-440)
