Abstract
Objective and Importance: To describe a rare case of optic neuritis onset after Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery. Clinical Presentation: Nine years after transsphenoidal subtotal resection of a pituitary adenoma, this 43-year-old woman had elevated serum prolactin levels and headaches. Intervention: Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery to residual pituitary tumor. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first report of radiation-induced optic neuritis after radiosurgery in a patient with multiple sclerosis.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 263-267 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of neuro-oncology |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Gamma knife
- Optic neuritis
- Pituitary adenoma
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
- Cancer Research
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