Optic atrophy: non-genetic causes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Optic atrophy: non-genetic causes. Meningioma, Glioma, Pituitary adenoma, Craniopharyngioma. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Neoplastic
- Meningioma
- Glioma
- Pituitary adenoma
- Craniopharyngioma
Infectious
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Autoimmune and inflammatory
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Vascular
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Toxic and drug-induced
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Ocular
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Miscellaneous causes
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References
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- Lesser RL, Albert DM, Bobowick AR, O'Brien FH. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and optic atrophy. Am J Ophthalmol 1979; 87:317-321.
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