Marina Mazzurco, Piero Pavone, Milena Di Luca, Pierluigi Smilari, Elena Pustorino, Agata Fiumara, Paola Di Mauro, Filippo Greco, Salvatore Cocuzza
Optic neuropathy consists of several etiological events. The primary etiologies of its acute form include optic neuritis, ischemic optic neuropathy, inflammatory (nondemyelinating) disorders, and trauma. Its subacute and chronic forms are most often linked to compressive, toxic, nutritional, or hereditary-genetic causes. Visual loss, dyschromatopsia, and visual field defects are the presenting symptoms. The Onodi cell (sphenoethmoidal air cell) is an anatomic variant located laterally and superior to the sphenoid sinus; it is closely related to the optic nerve...
July 22, 2019: Neuropediatrics