Foster Kennedy Syndrome: A Case Report

Authors

  • Juan José Díaz-Vintimilla Hospital General de México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga"
  • Christian Méndez-González Department of Vascular Neurology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Fabián Díaz-Heredia Department of Neurology, Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador.
  • Francisco Pérez-Allende Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Mexico “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga”, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Diego Romero-Cano Department of Neuro-ophthalmology, General Hospital of Mexico “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga”.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31157/an.v26i4.303

Keywords:

Foster Kennedy Syndrome, Optic Atrophy, Papilledema, Meningioma, Case Report

Abstract

Foster Kennedy Syndrome is a classic, yet rare, neuro-ophthalmologic syndrome due to an intracranial mass, most often a tumor, that consists of optic atrophy on the same side of the lesion and contralateral papilledema. We present the case of a 48-year-old female patient with decreased visual acuity and the typical clinical features described above due to a sphenoid wing meningioma. Although not a common condition, Foster Kennedy Syndrome should always be kept in mind in a patient with visual disturbances secondary to an intracranial mass.

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2021-12-27

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Díaz-Vintimilla, J. J., Méndez-González, C., Díaz-Heredia, . F., Pérez-Allende, F., & Romero-Cano, D. (2021). Foster Kennedy Syndrome: A Case Report. Archivos De Neurociencias, 26(4). https://doi.org/10.31157/an.v26i4.303

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Vol. 26 No. 4 (2021)

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Case report

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