Optic nerve enhancement on orbital magnetic resonance imaging in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

M S Vaphiades; N J Newman

Optic nerve enhancement on orbital magnetic resonance imaging in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

J Neuroophthalmol. 1999 Dec;19(4):238-9.

Authors

M S Vaphiades¹, N J Newman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205-7199, USA.

PMID: 10608675

Abstract

An 18-year-old man with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy and bilateral visual loss had optic nerve enhancement on T1-weighted orbital fat-suppressed magnetic resonance imaging. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of optic nerve enhancement on orbital magnetic resonance imaging in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Humans
Male
Optic Atrophies, Hereditary / diagnosis*
Optic Nerve / pathology*
Orbit / pathology*