Abstract
Foster-Kennedy syndrome was described in 1911 as an ophthalmologic manifestation of compression by a solid tumor in the frontal area with intracranial hypertension (ICHT). We describe a peculiar case of Foster-Kennedy syndrome associated with an arteriovenous malformation in which neither optic nerve compression nor ICHT was obvious. We discuss the different pathogenic mechanisms to explain this case, for which a chronic venous hypertension was the most probable etiology.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cerebral Angiography
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Cerebral Veins / diagnostic imaging
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Cerebral Veins / pathology
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Humans
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Hyperemia / complications*
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Hyperemia / diagnosis*
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Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / complications*
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Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis*
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Intracranial Hypertension / diagnosis
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Intracranial Hypertension / etiology
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
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Optic Nerve Diseases / etiology*
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Papilledema / diagnosis
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Papilledema / etiology
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Visual Fields