2017 · JOURNAL OF NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY

A Giant Tumefactive Virchow-Robin Space: A Rare Cause of a Homonymous Quadrantanopia

Rivet, Alysse, Gauthier, Anne-Sophie, Chatain, Marion, Billon-Grand, Romain, Thines, Laurent, Delbosc, Bernard

Journal
JOURNAL OF NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
Année
2017
Volume
37
Numéro
1
Pages
75-76
Mois
MAR
DOI
10.1097/WNO.0000000000000478

Abstract

A 53-year-old woman was found to have a left inferior homonymous quadrantanopia. Brain MRI disclosed a giant Virchow-Robin space compressing the right optic tract. After fenestration of this cystic lesion, most of the visual field loss resolved. Giant Virchow-Robin spaces may cause homonymous field defects which, with appropriate management, may improve. (C) 2017 by North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society

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