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Brain Lesions with Ophthalmologic Manifestations

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Abnormalities of the brain often manifest with problems of either the afferent or efferent visual systems. Many of the disorders discussed in this chapter portend a guarded prognosis and often require urgent or even emergent therapy. This chapter discusses congenital abnormalities of brain development, hydrocephalus, infections, and tumor. The importance of the ophthalmologic examination in each of these clinical settings cannot be overestimated. For example, one-half of intracranial tumors present with ocular signs or symptoms. Thus, the physician must maintain a high index of suspicion that an abnormality that varies from the typical appearance of amblyopia or strabismus might be produced by intracranial abnormalities.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Wright Foundation for Pediatric Ophthalmology, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Kenneth W. Wright MD (Director and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology) (Director and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology)

  2. Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Kenneth W. Wright MD (Director and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology) (Director and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology)

  3. University of Southern California–Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Kenneth W. Wright MD (Director and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology) (Director and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology)

  4. Focus On You, Inc., Palm Desert, CA, USA

    Peter H. Spiegel MD

  5. Inland Eye Clinic, Murrieta, CA, USA

    Peter H. Spiegel MD

  6. Children’s Eye Institute, Upland, CA, USA

    Peter H. Spiegel MD

  7. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA

    Lisa S. Thompson MD (Attending Physician) (Attending Physician)

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Repka, M.X. (2006). Brain Lesions with Ophthalmologic Manifestations. In: Wright, K.W., Spiegel, P.H., Thompson, L.S. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27930-X_8

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