Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1995;36(5):890-900.
Published online May 1, 1995.
A Case of Foster Kennedy Syndrome.
Won Bin Jang, Song Hee Park, Hanho Shin
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.
조절되는 녹내장을 동반한 Rieger 증후군 1 예
이성기(Sung Ki Lee),정순국(Soon Kuk Jung),김봉철(Bong Chul Kim)
Abstract
The Foster Kennedy syndrome is ipsilateral optic disc atrophy and contralateral optic disc edema that is caused not only frontal lobe tumor but also another intracranial tumors and non tumorous conditions. In this case, suspected neurofibromatosis by the skin and ocular manifestations, there are glioblastoma multiforme in left temporoparietal lobe and undefined mass with bony destruction of the ipsilateral sphenoidal wing ridge. Authors asserted that ipsilateral optic atrophy was caused by direct compression of the undefined mass on sphenoidal wing ridge to the optic nerve and the contralateral disc edema was result from high intracranial pressure caused by glioblastoma multiforme.
Key Words: Foster Kennedy syndrome;Glioblastoma multiforme


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