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  • Title: Tumor-like enlargement of the optic chiasm in an infant with Alexander disease.
    Author: Mignot C, Desguerre I, Burglen L, Hertz-Pannier L, Renaldo F, Gadisseux JF, Gallet S, Pham-Dinh D, Boespflug-Tanguy O, Rodriguez D.
    Journal: Brain Dev; 2009 Mar; 31(3):244-7. PubMed ID: 18584981.
    Abstract:
    We report a patient with infantile Alexander disease (AXD) due to the recurrent p.Arg79Cys GFAP mutation. In addition to typical AXD abnormalities, magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a tumor-like lesion of the optic chiasm suggestive of a glioma. A transient papilloedema appeared during the follow-up and the lesion partially regressed despite a worsening of white matter involvement. Rare radiological and pathological tumor-like lesions have already been reported in AXD patients. This patient confirms that enlargement of the optic chiasm is a rare feature of AXD, possibly linked to abnormal astrocytic proliferation.
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