Disminución de agudeza visual, primer síntoma de un tumor medular / Visual acuity loss, the initial symptom of a spinal cord neoplasm
Arch. Soc. Esp. Oftalmol
; 83(7): 437-440, jul. 2008. ilus
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RESUMEN
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 papiledemaABSTRACT
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 patients 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)
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Intracranial Hypertension
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Brain Stem Neoplasms
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Visual Field Tests
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Neurilemmoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Arch. Soc. Esp. Oftalmol
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra/España