Reliability of magnetic resonance imaging for the detection of hypopituitarism in children with optic nerve hypoplasia.

Purpose: It is essential to identify hypopituitarism in children with optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) because they are at risk for developmental delay, seizures, or death. The purpose of this study is to determine the reliability of neurohypophyseal abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the detection of hypopituitarism in children with ONH.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Cavernous sinus syndrome from an internal carotid artery aneurysm in an infant with tuberous sclerosis.

Aneurysms are associated with tuberous sclerosis complex. We describe the first case of cavernous sinus syndrome from an intracavernous internal carotid artery aneurysm in a 9-month-old boy with tuberous sclerosis. The presence of an intracranial aneurysm should be considered in the differential diagnosis of children with tuberous sclerosis who develop cranial nerve deficits.

Long-term visual acuity and initial postoperative refractive error in pediatric pseudophakia.

Objective: To examine the long-term best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in children who, during the amblyogenic period, underwent cataract extraction with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation and to see if initial postoperative refractive error following cataract extraction correlates with long-term BCVA.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Participants: Thirty-six eyes of 26 patients were included in the study.