J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
2003 Mar;44(3):767-771.
A Case of Multiple Sclerosis in Child Showing Homonymous Hemianopia
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Korea. sunrbae@yahoo.com
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To report a case of multiple sclerosis showing homonymous hemianopia which is rare in multiple sclerosis. METHODS: A 6-year-old male patient presented with headache and seizure. A brain MRI demonstrated multiple high signal lesions along subcortical white matter of both cerebral hemispheres. A visual field examination demonstrated left homonymous hemianopia. Visual field defect was improved after intravenous steroid theraphy. RESULTS: Multiple sclerosis is rare under age ten, and homonymous hemianopia also rarely occurs in multiple sclerosis.
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