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==Overview==
==Overview==
Common physical examination findings of optic nerve glioma include nystagmus, strabismus, proptosis, visual impairment, afferent pupillary defect, edema and/or pallor of optic disc, torticollis and deficits of cranial nerve II.
==Physical Examination==
==Physical Examination==
===Eyes===
===Eyes===
*Nystagmus may be present.
*Nystagmus may be present.<ref name="pmid6739045">{{cite journal| author=Lavery MA, O'Neill JF, Chu FC, Martyn LJ| title=Acquired nystagmus in early childhood: a presenting sign of intracranial tumor. | journal=Ophthalmology | year= 1984 | volume= 91 | issue= 5 | pages= 425-53 | pmid=6739045 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6739045  }} </ref><ref name="pmid8531033">{{cite journal| author=Arnoldi KA, Tychsen L| title=Prevalence of intracranial lesions in children initially diagnosed with disconjugate nystagmus (spasmus nutans) | journal=J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus | year= 1995 | volume= 32 | issue= 5 | pages= 296-301 | pmid=8531033 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8531033  }} </ref>
*Strabismus may be present
*Strabismus may be present
*Unilateral visual impairment may be present
*Visual impairment may be present
*Unilateral proptosis
*Proptosis
*Afferent pupillary defect may be present
*Afferent pupillary defect may be present
*Fundoscopic examination may show pallor and/or edema of the optic disc due to atrophy. Initially, optic nerve head is swollen but subsequently it becomes atrophic. Central Retinal Vein Occlusion and optociliary collaterals may occasionally be seen.
*Fundoscopic examination may show pallor and/or edema of the optic disc due to atrophy. Initially, optic nerve head is swollen but subsequently it becomes atrophic. Central Retinal Vein Occlusion and optociliary collaterals may occasionally be seen.
*On slit-lamp examination iris hamartomas (Lisch nodules) may be identified in optic nerve glioma patients with associated NF-1.
*On slit-lamp examination iris hamartomas (Lisch nodules) may be identified in optic nerve glioma patients with associated NF-1.
===Head===
===Head===
*Torticollis may be present
*Torticollis may be present<ref name="pmid7069562">{{cite journal| author=Koenig SB, Naidich TP, Zaparackas Z| title=Optic glioma masquerading as spasmus nutans. | journal=J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus | year= 1982 | volume= 19 | issue= 1 | pages= 20-4 | pmid=7069562 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7069562  }} </ref>
===Neurological===
===Neurological===
*Mental status may be altered if obstructive hydrocephalus is present
*Mental status may be altered if obstructive hydrocephalus is present

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]

Overview

Common physical examination findings of optic nerve glioma include nystagmus, strabismus, proptosis, visual impairment, afferent pupillary defect, edema and/or pallor of optic disc, torticollis and deficits of cranial nerve II.

Physical Examination

Eyes

  • Nystagmus may be present.[1][2]
  • Strabismus may be present
  • Visual impairment may be present
  • Proptosis
  • Afferent pupillary defect may be present
  • Fundoscopic examination may show pallor and/or edema of the optic disc due to atrophy. Initially, optic nerve head is swollen but subsequently it becomes atrophic. Central Retinal Vein Occlusion and optociliary collaterals may occasionally be seen.
  • On slit-lamp examination iris hamartomas (Lisch nodules) may be identified in optic nerve glioma patients with associated NF-1.

Head

  • Torticollis may be present[3]

Neurological

  • Mental status may be altered if obstructive hydrocephalus is present
  • There are deficits in cranial nerves II- Involuntary eyeball movement and loss of peripheral vision in one or both eyes may be present.

Skin

  • Lesions may be present:
    • Café-au-lait spots or hyperpigmented macules may be present in patients with optic pathway glioma associated with NF-1.
    • Axillary or inguinal freckles may be present in patients with optic nerve glioma associated with NF-1


References

  1. Lavery MA, O'Neill JF, Chu FC, Martyn LJ (1984). "Acquired nystagmus in early childhood: a presenting sign of intracranial tumor". Ophthalmology. 91 (5): 425–53. PMID 6739045.
  2. Arnoldi KA, Tychsen L (1995). "Prevalence of intracranial lesions in children initially diagnosed with disconjugate nystagmus (spasmus nutans)". J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 32 (5): 296–301. PMID 8531033.
  3. Koenig SB, Naidich TP, Zaparackas Z (1982). "Optic glioma masquerading as spasmus nutans". J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 19 (1): 20–4. PMID 7069562.

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