Dzhindzhikhadze R S, Dreval O N, Lazarev V A, Polyakov A V, Kambiev R L, Salyamova E I
Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Moscow, Russia; F.I. Inozemtsev City Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia; M.F. Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Clinical Research Institute, Moscow, Russia.
Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Moscow, Russia.
Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko. 2020;84(1):62-68. doi: 10.17116/neiro20208401162.
Cavernous malformation (cm) of the optic nerve is a rare condition It is clinically presented by the so-called chiasmal apoplexy. Microsurgical removal of cavernous malformation is the method of choice.
Authors present a clinical case of the removal of cavernous malformation of the left optic nerve.
The presented case demonstrates the successful removal of the CM of the left optic nerve from the lateral supraorbital access. In the postoperative period, visual disorders did not worsen. Control MRI of the brain showed total removal of cavernoma.
Presented clinical case demonstrates the radical removal of CM of the optic nerve. Early and correct diagnosis makes it possible to adequately treat the patient and preserve his/her visual functions.