Foster kennedy syndrome pdf file

Download pdf foster kennedy syndrome was first described in 1911 by the neurologist robert foster kennedy, who characterized the disorder as compression of one optic nerve by a subfrontal meningioma, resulting in optic nerve head pallor, with increased intracranial pressure causing contralateral optic nerve head edema. Foster kennedys syndrome tumor of frontal lobeipsilateral atrophy contralateral from ped 1 at danylo halytsky lviv national medical university. Foster kennedy s syndrome fks is a rare neurological sign first described in 1911 by robert foster kennedy. Although there is no current generally accepted treatment for naion.

True foster kennedy syndrome is very rare, and is typically caused by an olfactory groove meningioma. A 36yearold man presented to the emergency department because of gradual blurring of vision in his right eye over 20 days and progressive. Pseudo foster kennedy syndrome due to unilateral optic nerve hypoplasia. It is caused by compression of the ipsilateral optic nerve and olfactory nerve early, followed by secondarily increased intracranial pressure that produces disc edema in the only remaining intact optic nerve. Pseudo foster kennedy syndrome is defined as onesided optic atrophy with papilledema in the. Stereotactic radiotherapy or radiosurgery are employed as initial treatment in some sellar or parasellar meningiomas. Clinical presentation the syndrome consists of two cardinal features 1,2. Fosterkennedy syndrome eccles health sciences library.

A symptom complex of unilateral optic atrophy with central scotoma and contralateral papilloedema was described by schultzsehden in. Foster kennedy syndrome describes the clinical syndrome of unilateral optic atrophy with contralateral papilledema caused by an ipsilateral compressive mass lesion. True foster kennedy syndrome is the combination of papilledema in one eye and pallor in the other eye due to a large mass lesion causing compressive optic neuropathy and increasing intracranial pressure. Fosterkennedy syndrome is characterized by unilateral visual loss with a compressive optic atrophy in one eye and contralateral papilledema caused by increased intracranial pressure. Foster kennedy syndrome article pdf available in qjm. These findings suggested foster kennedy syn drome, in which an anterior intracranial. To report a case of pseudofoster kennedy pfk syndrome and. The other results of neurologic examination were normal. Foster kennedy syndrome is a constellation of findings associated with tumors of the frontal lobe although foster kennedy syndrome is sometimes called kennedy syndrome, it should not be confused with kennedy disease, or spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, which is named after william r. He was a known smoker, hypertensive under control with treatment, and non diabetic and non alcoholic. A 52yearold woman presented to the ophthalmologist with complaints of decrease of vision in her right eye for the. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views. Foster kennedys syndrome tumor of frontal lobeipsilateral. The foster kennedy syndrome originally was described as a meningioma of the olfactory groove may implicate the olfactory bulb and tract producing ipsiateral anosmia and then it extend posteriorly.

Foster kennedy syndrome radiology reference article. An international journal of medicine 1128 january 2019 with 444 reads how we measure reads. The same ophthalmoscopic features however can be seen in the pseudofosterkennedy syndrome. Foster kennedy syndrome is characterized by unilateral optic atrophy, central scotoma, anosmia, and contralateral disc edema kennedy, 1911. Fosterkennedy syndrome an overview sciencedirect topics. Pdf pseudofoster kennedy syndrome due to unilateral.