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Restricted diffusion in the optic nerve and retina demonstrated by MRI in rhino-orbital mucormycosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19458569     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 29-year-old man developed vision loss in the right eye due to ophthalmic artery, cavernous sinus, and superior ophthalmic vein occlusion in mucormycosis. Diffusion MRI obtained within 2 days of symptom onset showed that the apparent diffusion coefficient values of the optic nerve and retina were remarkably decreased on the affected compared with the unaffected side. A follow-up MRI study 21 days after symptom onset revealed the anticipated disappearance of these signal changes, confirming that they were a true reflection of ischemia in the optic nerve and retina. This report adds to an accumulating body of literature on restricted diffusion in these tissues in conditions producing severe ischemia.
Authors:
Hatice Gul Hatipoglu; Muge Onbasioglu Gurbuz; Enis Yuksel
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1536-5166     ISO Abbreviation:  J Neuroophthalmol     Publication Date:  2009 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-05-21     Completed Date:  2009-08-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9431308     Medline TA:  J Neuroophthalmol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  13-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. gulhatip@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Blindness / etiology
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / diagnosis*,  microbiology
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Eye Infections, Fungal / diagnosis*,  microbiology
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Mucormycosis / diagnosis*,  microbiology
Optic Nerve / pathology*
Orbital Cellulitis / diagnosis,  microbiology
Paranasal Sinus Diseases / diagnosis*,  microbiology
Retina / pathology*

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