Dural ectasia of the optic nerve sheath: is it always benign?

Case report

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Authors: Berker Bakbak, Hava Dönmez, Tülay Kansu, et al

Published Date November 2009 Volume 2009:1(Default) Pages 5 - 7

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/EB.S7750

Berker Bakbak¹, Hava Dönmez², Tülay Kansu³, Hayyam Kiratli⁴

¹Hacettepe University Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry, Neuro-ophthalmology Unit, Ankara, Turkey; ²Diskapi Yildirim Beyazid Education and Research Hospital Neurology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey; ³Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Ankara, Turkey; ⁴Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Department of Ophthalmology, Ocular Oncology Unit, Ankara, Turkey

Abstract: A 36-year-old woman with a 3-month history of progressive visual loss had papilledema, dilatation of the optic nerve sheaths and normal cerebrospinal fluid pressures. She was diagnosed as dural ectasia of the optic nerve sheaths and surgical decompression was performed. In this case report, severe visual loss is described as a serious complication of this rare disease and the importance of early surgical intervention is emphasized.

Keywords: optic nerve, dural ectasia, meningocele