| A Case of Multiple Sclerosis in Child Showing Homonymous Hemianopia. |
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Young Kyu Park, Sun Ryang Bae |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Korea. sunrbae@yahoo.com |
| 소아에서 동측반맹을 보인 다발성경화증 |
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박영규 ( Young Kyu Park ) , 배선 ( Sun Ryang Bae ) |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
To report a case of multiple sclerosis showing homonymous hemianopia which is rare in multiple sclerosis. METHODS: A 6-year-old male patient presented with headache and seizure. A brain MRI demonstrated multiple high signal lesions along subcortical white matter of both cerebral hemispheres. A visual field examination demonstrated left homonymous hemianopia. Visual field defect was improved after intravenous steroid theraphy. RESULTS: Multiple sclerosis is rare under age ten, and homonymous hemianopia also rarely occurs in multiple sclerosis. |
| Key Words:
Multiple sclerosis;Optic neuritis;Visual field defect |
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