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Sameen Haque1, Kate Reid2,3, Ross O'Neil4,3
1Department of Neurology, The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Abstract:
Intrinsic cystic lesions in the optic chiasm are an uncommon cause of bitemporal hemianopia compared with compressive lesions extrinsic to the chiasm. A 40-year-old man presented with difficulty driving. Clinical assessment revealed a bitemporal hemianopia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an unusual cystic appearance of the chiasm. The appearance was felt to be most likely secondary to previous infective or inflammatory disease, but biopsy was not undertaken given the very significant risk of further visual loss.
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