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Case Reports
. 1977 Apr;46(4):524-6.
doi: 10.3171/jns.1977.46.4.0524.

Visual loss from optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after tuberculous meningitis. Case report

R M Scott, V K Sonntag, L M Wilcox, L S Adelman, T H Rockel
Case Reports

Visual loss from optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after tuberculous meningitis. Case report

R M Scott et al. J Neurosurg. 1977 Apr.

Abstract

While recovering from tuberculous meningitis, a 5-year-old boy developed a profound visual deficit because of optochiasmatic arachnoiditis. Following microneurosurgical decompression of the optic nerves and chiasm, prompt visual recovery occurred.

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