See no evil, hear no evil…

Sarah Driscoll; Ann P Murchison; Jurij R Bilyk

doi:10.1016/j.survophthal.2013.03.003

See no evil, hear no evil…

Surv Ophthalmol. 2014 Mar-Apr;59(2):251-9. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2013.03.003. Epub 2013 Aug 1.

Authors

Sarah Driscoll¹, Ann P Murchison², Jurij R Bilyk³

Affiliations

¹ Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
² Skull Base Division, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: amurchison@willseye.org.
³ Skull Base Division, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 23911152
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2013.03.003

Abstract

A 32-year-old woman presented with right-sided visual loss, hearing loss and diffuse headache. Examination confirmed CN-II, V1/2, and VIII neuropathies. MRI showed an infiltrative skull-base process involving the pachymeninges. Serology and histopathology confirmed idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis.

Keywords: MRI; biopsy; corticosteroids; cranial neuropathy; hearing-loss; idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis; optic neuropathy; skull base.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Headache / diagnosis
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / etiology*
Humans
Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
Vision Disorders / etiology*