Journal article
Increasing Exotropia and Decreasing Vision in a School-aged Boy
Survey of Ophthalmology, Vol.52(6), pp.672-679
2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.08.020
PMID: 18029273
Abstract
An 8-year-old boy presented with bilateral visual loss and an increasing exotropia, and later developed deteriorating school performance. Magnetic resonance imaging of the head showed bilateral, symmetric, T2, and FLAIR white matter abnormalities in the parieto-occipital regions. Elevated serum very long chain fatty acids confirmed the diagnosis of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. Ophthalmologists should be aware of the diagnosis in boys with visual loss, hyperactivity, behavioral changes, and deterioration in school performance. Visual loss may be the presenting or predominant feature in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Increasing Exotropia and Decreasing Vision in a School-aged Boy
- Creators
- Andrew G Lee - Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaRichard J Olson - Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaDaniel J Bonthius - Department of Neurology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaPaul H Phillips - Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Survey of Ophthalmology, Vol.52(6), pp.672-679
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.survophthal.2007.08.020
- PMID
- 18029273
- ISSN
- 0039-6257
- eISSN
- 1879-3304
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2007
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983979929002771
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