Monocular Vision Loss: A Rare Cause

David Lane; Kaila Pomeranz; Shannon Findlay; Daniel Miller

doi:10.5811/cpcem.2019.6.43224

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Monocular Vision Loss: A Rare Cause

David Lane, Kaila Pomeranz, Shannon Findlay and Daniel Miller

Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine, Vol.3(4), pp.436-437

08/06/2019

DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2019.6.43224

PMCID: PMC6861019

PMID: 31763610

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Abstract

A 62-year-old woman with a history of metastatic breast cancer and known meningioma presented with unilateral vision loss associated with anisocoria and an afferent pupillary defect. On magnetic resonance imaging we found the cause to be optic nerve compression by a right frontal meningioma. Monocular vision-loss etiologies are anatomically localized to structures anterior to the optic chiasm. This case serves as a reminder that cerebral structures in this location must not be forgotten in the differential.

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Title: Subtitle: Monocular Vision Loss: A Rare Cause
Creators: David Lane - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Kaila Pomeranz - University of Iowa
Shannon Findlay - University of Iowa
Daniel Miller - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine, Vol.3(4), pp.436-437
DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2019.6.43224
PMID: 31763610
PMCID: PMC6861019
NLM abbreviation: Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med
ISSN: 2474-252X
eISSN: 2474-252X
Language: English
Date published: 08/06/2019
Academic Unit: Emergency Medicine; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984297359602771

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