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ATROPHIE OPTIQUE OEIL ALEPHE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Kennedy syndrome
1, record 1, English, Kennedy%20syndrome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Foster Kennedy syndrome 2, record 1, English, Foster%20Kennedy%20syndrome
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ipsilateral optic atrophy with contralateral papilledema, due to direct pressure on one optic nerve with the resultant forcing of cerebrospinal fluid into the sheath of the opposite optic nerve, most commonly caused by a tumor at the base of the frontal lobe. 1, record 1, English, - Kennedy%20syndrome
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
...papilledema on one side with optic atrophy on the other (optic nerve and sheath compressed by neoplasm) ... This is commonly due to meningiomas of the sphenoid wing - classically, to meningiomas of the olfactory groove. 3, record 1, English, - Kennedy%20syndrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- atrophie optique de l'œil alephe
1, record 1, French, atrophie%20optique%20de%20l%27%26oelig%3Bil%20alephe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- syndrome de Foster-Kennedy 1, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20Foster%2DKennedy
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Manifestations ophtalmologiques dans les selles turciques vides. [...] L'examen du fond d'œil retrouve un œdème papillaire bilatéral chez trois sujets, unilatéral associé à une atrophie optique de l'œil alephe (syndrome de Foster-Kennedy) chez le quatrième. 1, record 1, French, - atrophie%20optique%20de%20l%27%26oelig%3Bil%20alephe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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