Suprasellar arachnoid cyst causing reversible junctional scotoma
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Suprasellar arachnoid cyst with delayed puberty.
A 15-year-old female presented with primary amenorrhea and delayed onset of secondary sexual characteristics. Earlier she was operated for endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for a tense suprasellar arachnoid cyst with obstructive hydrocephalus. MRI revealed recurrence of hydrocephalus. Hormonal levels were suggestive of hypogonadism and deficiency of growth hormone. She was operated for fen...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2451-9936
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100720