• Pediatric neurosurgery · Jan 2008

    Case Reports

    Chiasmal cavernoma: a rare cause of acute visual loss improved by prompt surgery.

    • Hadas Newman, Margalit Nevo, Shlomi Constantini, Shimon Maimon, and Anat Kesler.
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
    • Pediatr Neurosurg. 2008 Jan 1; 44 (5): 414-7.

    AbstractWe report a 16-year-old healthy boy who presented with sudden loss of vision in both eyes, accompanied by a mild headache. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a chiasmal apoplexy. An urgent craniotomy revealed a cavernous malformation of the chiasm, which was evacuated. There was a subsequent dramatic improvement in bilateral visual acuity and visual field defects. This case report emphasizes the importance of rapid diagnosis and surgery of an anterior visual pathway cavernous malformation.(c) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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