These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Dural ectasia of the optic nerve sheath in neurofibromatosis type 1: CT and MR features.
    Author: Lövblad KO, Remonda L, Ozdoba C, Huber P, Schroth G.
    Journal: J Comput Assist Tomogr; 1994; 18(5):728-30. PubMed ID: 8089320.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Optic nerve glioma is a common finding in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1). Although dural ectasia of the optic nerve is encountered rarely, it has to be considered in the differential diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three patients affected by NF-1 were examined sequentially by CT and MRI. RESULTS: Computed tomography demonstrated nonprogressing enlargement of the anterior optic pathways. Magnetic resonance imaging displayed widening of the perioptic dural sheath without any suggestion of tumor. CONCLUSION: These findings are compatible with meningocele or dural ectasia of the optic nerve sheath. This entity represents a differential diagnosis to optic glioma in patients with NF-1.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]