Abstract:Optic neuropathy resulting in permanent visual loss is an infrequent delayed complication of radiation therapy. Misdiagnosis of such a lesion may be due to the aspecifical clinical course, the usual tardive appearance and to a possible role of the initial pathology in visual pathways impairment. A radiation optic neuropathy must be suspected when visual disturbances appear in patients submitted to radiotherapy for sellar or skull base pathologies. Contrast-enhanced MR is the examination of choice because it wi… Show more
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