| Titel | Radiation-induced optic neuropathy: is the diagnosis really that easy? |
| Doel | To discuss the difficulty in making the differential diagnosis of a thickened optic chiasm and optic nerve in a patient who received radiotherapy for a temporal lobe astrocytoma. |
| Methodes | Case report |
| Resultaten | The case of a 46-year old woman is presented with bilateral visual loss. In the medical history she had a resection of an anaplastic astrocytoma WHO grade III on the right temporal lobe in oktober 2008, followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The vision deteriorated very fast in both eyes to 4/20 with a left homonimous hemianopsia. MRI scan showed a thickened optic chiasm and diffuse enhancement of the optic nerves Differential diagnosis as well as possible therapeutic strategies are discussed. |
| Conclusie | The diagnosis of radiation-induced optic neuropathy can only be confirmed when all other possibilities are excluded. |
| Naam | DE KEYZER |
| Initialen | THW |
| Instituut | Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital |
| Stad | Antwerp |
| Naam | de Keizer |
| Initialen | RJW |
| Instituut | Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital |
| Stad | Antwerp |
| Naam | Menovsky |
| Initialen | T |
| Instituut | Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital |
| Stad | Antwerp |
| Naam | Parizel |
| Initialen | P |
| Instituut | Department of Radiology, University Hospital |
| Stad | Antwerp |