Dural Ectasia of the Optic Nerve Sheath: is It Always Benign?

Overview

Journal Eye Brain

Publisher Dove Medical Press

Date 2017 May 26

PMID 28539757

Citations 7

Authors

Berker Bakbak

Hava Donmez

Tulay Kansu

Hayyam Kiratli

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Abstract

A 36-year-old woman with a 3-month history of progressive visual loss had papilledema, dilatation of the optic nerve sheaths and normal cerebrospinal fluid pressures. She was diagnosed as dural ectasia of the optic nerve sheaths and surgical decompression was performed. In this case report, severe visual loss is described as a serious complication of this rare disease and the importance of early surgical intervention is emphasized.

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