Publications by authors named "Rod Foroozan"

Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) is a potential cause of optic neuritis (ON). Its triggers and etiologies are not completely understood. We describe a novel clinical observation in six young patients with MOGAD-ON in the setting of strikingly parallel histories of mild head/orbital trauma.

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  • Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is caused by a specific type of bacteria and can lead to various symptoms, including rare cases of neuroretinitis, which affects vision.
  • A 14-year-old girl experienced sudden vision loss after being scratched by cats, prompting her to seek emergency care, where doctors found significant swelling of the optic disc and other eye issues.
  • The patient was treated with antibiotics and steroids, resulting in improved vision and resolution of her eye problems after completing the treatment.
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A 12-year-old boy developed acute headache and vomiting. MRI brain showed a partially cystic suprasellar mass. He underwent cyst fenestration, but the cyst regrew, so he underwent transcranial subtotal resection of the mass.

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A 63-year-old man with diabetes presented with unilateral ptosis and an exotropia. A diagnosis of isolated diabetic III nerve palsy was made. Subsequent neuro-ophthalmologic evaluation showed multiple cranial nerves involvement consistent with a diagnosis of orbital apex syndrome.

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An 8-year-old boy presented with acute visual loss in the right eye and nausea, vomiting, and diplopia. Imaging revealed a right orbital apex mass. Biopsy showed Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), and the patient was diagnosed with isolated orbital LCH causing an orbital apex syndrome.

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A 77-year-old man presented with the complaint of a painless decrease in vision in both eyes for 1 year. He underwent bilateral cataract surgery without improvement. Neuro-imaging and genetic testing for mitochondrial disease was negative.

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Background: The purpose of this study is to determine whether there are radiographic and systemic clinical characteristics that can predict final visual outcomes in patients with indirect traumatic optic neuropathy (iTON).

Methods: This study is a retrospective, multicenter case series of adult patients with iTON treated initially at large, urban, and/or academic trauma centers with follow-up at an affiliated ophthalmology clinic. In addition to detailed cranial computed tomography characteristics, demographics, systemic comorbidities, coinjuries, blood products administered, and intracranial pressure, along with other factors, were gathered.

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Objective: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is defined as elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) with normal cerebrospinal fluid content in the absence of an identifiable cause. Patients often experience symptoms related to elevated ICP (e.g.

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Background: Oscillopsia is a visual phenomenon in which an individual perceives that their environment is moving when it is in fact stationary. In this report, we describe two patients with pulsatile oscillopsia following orbitocranial approaches for skull base meningioma resection.

Case Description: Two patients, both 42-year-old women, underwent orbitocranial approaches for resection of a right sphenoid wing (Patient 1) and left cavernous sinus (Patient 2) meningioma.

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Background/objectives: REALITY is an international observational retrospective registry of LHON patients evaluating the visual course and outcome in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON).

Subjects/methods: Demographics and visual function data were collected from medical charts of LHON patients with visual loss. The study was conducted in 11 study centres in the United States of America and Europe.

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A 58-year-old man presented with a complaint of subjective visual field loss on the right side and hypertensive emergency. Examination revealed a right homonymous hemianopia. Computed tomography imaging revealed an acute stroke of the left lateral geniculate body.

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A 63-year-old Caucasian man with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, adrenal insufficiency, and history of metastatic spindle cell melanoma previously treated with ipilimumab, presented with unilateral papillitis in the left eye. The disc edema evolved to neuroretinitis with additional MRI findings of perineuritis. Broad laboratory evaluation confirmed active B.

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A 69-year-old woman developed a carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) after firing a shotgun. Initially, the patient had mild visual symptoms, but later on developed prominent features of CCF including chemosis, proptosis, ophthalmoparesis and conjunctival injection . The fistula was embolized via an intravascular coiling procedure.

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Purpose: To determine the natural history and visual outcomes of papilledema in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST).

Design: Retrospective observational case series.

Methods: This multicenter study included 7 tertiary care neuro-ophthalmology clinics.

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Transient disturbances in neurologic function are disturbing features of migraine attacks. Aura types include binocular visual, hemi-sensory, language and unilateral motor symptoms. Because of the gradual spreading quality of visual and sensory symptoms, they were thought to arise from the cerebral cortex.

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