Unilateral blurred vision in pediatric patient associated with cavum velum interpositum cyst

Sonographic characteristics of the cavum velum interpositum.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Differential considerations for pineal region CSF collections include both true cysts and normal cystlike anatomic variations. Our purpose was to determine the sonographic characteristics of pineal region fluid spaces that reflect the presence of a normal persistent cavum velum interpositum (CVI). METHODS Eighteen neonates and infants who had sonographic findings of "cy...

Arachnoid cyst of the velum interpositum.

Arachnoid cysts are thin-walled fluid-filled cavities that are uncommon causes of intracranial mass lesions [1 , 2]. These lesions have been found in various locations, both supratentorial and infratentorial [1 , 3-7] . This report describes a case in which the arachnoid cyst arose from the tela choroidea and occupied the cistern of the velum interpositum. The cyst caused symptoms similar to th...

A dialysis patient with blurred vision

Papilloedema is a term that describes a non-inflammatory swelling of the optic nerve head that is now restricted only to patients with increased intracranial pressure. It thus implies a clinical diagnosis in addition to a physical finding while the term optic disc swelling is employed for the mere clinical description. We describe a haemodialysis patient who developed sudden onset of optic disc...

Young adult patient with headache, fever and blurred vision.

BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE This case highlights the fact that acute pituitary apoplexy may be misdiagnosed due to being confused with other entities exhibiting similar symptoms, such as meningitis or subarachnoid hemorrhage. CLINICAL PRESENTATION A patient in his late 30s presented with sudden and severe frontal headache, fever, blurred vision, nausea, confusion, as well as oculomotor palsy (C...

A chronic eosinophilic leukemia patient presenting with blurred vision.