Claire Howard

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.

JOURNAL REVIEWED: Neuro-Ophthalmology

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Narrative review of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in children / adolescents

3 October 2023 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Adolescent, acetazolamide, intracranial pressure, paediatrics, papilloedema, pseudotumour cerebri

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) affects both children and adults. Whilst the majority of IIH is mainly seen amongst adults, it also affects children. There are currently no clinical trials in IIH for those who are adolescents or children. The aims...

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Rare presentation of giant cell arteritis in Chinese subjects

1 September 2023 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy, Chinese, central retinal artery occlusion, Giant cell arteritis, ocular ischaemic syndrome, posterior ischaemic optic neuropathy

Only a few case reports of biopsy-proven GCA (BpGCA)-associated vision loss in Chinese subjects have been published. This paper presents three elderly Chinese subjects with BpGCA who presented with vision loss. A search of the literature was also conducted to...

Single case report of horizontal gaze paresis due to medial pontine haemorrhage

9 August 2023 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Horizontal gaze, palsy, paramedian pontine reticular formation, medial longitudinal fasciculus, pontine

The authors report a single case (80-year-old female) of bilateral horizontal conjugate gaze palsy due to a dorsal median pontine haemorrhage. The patient presented with skew deviation, bilateral horizontal conjugate gaze palsy, vertical gaze palsy, ipsilateral lower motor neuron facial...