Visual loss from optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after tuberculous meningitis
- 1 April 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 46 (4) , 524-526
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1977.46.4.0524
Abstract
While recovering from tuberculous meningitis, a 5 yr old boy developed a profound visual deficit because of optochiasmatic arachnoiditis. Following microneurosurgical decompression of the optic nerves and chiasm, prompt visual recovery occurred.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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