TY - JOUR
T1 - Management options for visual pathway compression from optic gliomas
AU - Bessero, Anne Caroline
AU - Fraser, Clare
AU - Acheson, James
AU - Davagnanam, Indran
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) manifest with neuroophthalmic symptoms and signs; however, presentation can vary as their location and growth patterns are highly variable. An exophytic expansion of an OPG within the intracranial cavity can cause compression on neurological structures, warranting intervention. However, management guidelines are limited and the treatment itself may also cause neuro-ophthalmic complications. Therefore, clinical decision-making must include input from a multidisciplinary team that includes ophthalmology, neurosurgery, radiation oncology and neuroradiology.
AB - Optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) manifest with neuroophthalmic symptoms and signs; however, presentation can vary as their location and growth patterns are highly variable. An exophytic expansion of an OPG within the intracranial cavity can cause compression on neurological structures, warranting intervention. However, management guidelines are limited and the treatment itself may also cause neuro-ophthalmic complications. Therefore, clinical decision-making must include input from a multidisciplinary team that includes ophthalmology, neurosurgery, radiation oncology and neuroradiology.
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U2 - 10.1136/postgradmedj-2011-130414
DO - 10.1136/postgradmedj-2011-130414
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23001214
AN - SCOPUS:84871608966
SN - 0032-5473
VL - 89
SP - 47
EP - 51
JO - Postgraduate Medical Journal
JF - Postgraduate Medical Journal
IS - 1047
ER -