| Optic Neuropathy Following Orbital Irradiation for Graves' Ophthalmopathy: A Case Report and Literature Review. | |
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PMID: 22029640 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Radiation optic neuropathy (RON) is a devastating complication of radiotherapy to the anterior visual pathway resulting in acute, profound and sometimes irreversible visual loss. Cumulative doses of radiation that exceed 50 Gy or radiation fractions of greater than 2 Gy are usually required for RON to develop. Several factors, such as diabetes and pre-existing compression of the optic nerve, are associated with a higher risk for developing RON at lower doses of radiation. We report a case of presumed subacute RON following orbital irradiation for Graves' ophthalmopathy, successfully treated with megadoses of intravenous corticosteroids. |
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Margarita Sánchez-Orgaz; Anna Grabowska; Arantza Royo-Oreja; Mónica Asencio-Durán; Ricardo Romero-Martín; Alvaro Arbizu-Duralde |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-26 |
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Title: Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Volume: - ISSN: 1744-5108 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8301221 Medline TA: Orbit Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Ophthalmology Service , Madrid , Spain. |
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