Relief of severe retro-orbital pain and vision improvement after optic-nerve decompression in polyostotic fibrous dysplasia: case report and review of the literature

Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
S J C SammutP May

Abstract

We describe a case of a 9-year-old girl who developed progressive severe retro-orbital pain and partial visual loss in association with left optic-nerve compression due to polyostotic fibrous dysplasia of the skull. Intradural decompression of the optic nerve resulted in immediate and complete resolution of the pain as well as a vast visual improvement. In cases of fibrous dysplasia of the skull with evidence of optic-nerve compression, relief of retro-orbital pain should be an additional consideration when deciding to proceed with surgical management.

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