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An 18-year-old girl presented with an acute acquired comitant esotropia. Investigation showed a brainstem glioma. Discussion of types of acute acquired comitant esotropia, differential diagnosis and neurologic work-up is given. Review of the literature involving acute acquired comitant esotropia is...

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Published in:Survey of ophthalmology 2006-11, Vol.51 (6), p.587-591
Main Authors: Gilbert, Molly E., Meira, Dalia, Foroozan, Rod, Edmond, Jane, Phillips, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acute comitant esotropia
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Stem Neoplasms - drug therapy
Brain Stem Neoplasms - pathology
Brain Stem Neoplasms - radiotherapy
brain tumor
Diagnosis, Differential
Diplopia - etiology
esophoria
Esotropia - etiology
Female
Glioma - drug therapy
Glioma - pathology
Glioma - radiotherapy
Humans
Intracranial Hypertension - etiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
myasthenia gravis
Neurology
Oculomotor disorders
Ophthalmology
pontine gliomas
posterior fossa tumors
Quinazolines - therapeutic use
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Summary:An 18-year-old girl presented with an acute acquired comitant esotropia. Investigation showed a brainstem glioma. Discussion of types of acute acquired comitant esotropia, differential diagnosis and neurologic work-up is given. Review of the literature involving acute acquired comitant esotropia is provided.
ISSN:0039-6257
1879-3304
DOI:10.1016/j.survophthal.2006.08.005