Sudden visual impairment in children occurs sporadically, but when present needs urgent attention. Optimal management strategies and timely recognition are required. Often psychogenic disorders are the cause in school-age children; but this is a diagnosis of exclusion. Therefore, MRI plays an important role in ruling out pathology along the optic pathways or helping with the diagnosis of underlying life threatening diseases, such as hydrocephalus or intracranial mass. The purpose of this study was first to evaluate non-traumatic (tumoural and non-tumoural) causes of acute vision impairment; and second, to assess if conventional neuroimaging is helpful children with sudden visual impairment. Read More

Meeting name: IPR 2016 Conjoint Meeting & Exhibition , 2016

Authors: Porto Luciana

Keywords: MRI, children, visual impairment