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## Background: To describe the various neuro-ophthalmic presentations, key exam features, and clinical findings associated with 5 common primary and secondary intracranial malignancies. ## Evidence Acquisition: Retrospective PubMed search and review of published case reports, case series, observational studies, book chapters, and review articles examining the neuro-ophthalmic features of intracranial malignancies including primary glial neoplasms (e.g., glioblastoma multiforme), primary and secondary lymphoma, intracranial metastases, carcinomatous/lymphomatous meningitis, and intracranial germ cell tumors. The search strategy used to perform the retrospective review included the aforementioned tumor type (e.g., glioblastoma multiforme) and the following terms and Boolean operators: AND (“visual loss” OR “papilledema” OR “diplopia” OR “ophthalmoplegia” or “neuro-ophthalmology” OR “proptosis”). ## Results: The rate of growth and the location of an intracranial tumor are essential factors in determining the neuro-ophthalmic presentation of certain intracranial malignancies. Primary malignant brain glial neoplasms commonly present with visual afferent complaints (e.g., unilateral or b

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Author

Christopher R. Dermarkarian; Ashwini T. Kini; Bayan A. Al Othman; Andrew G. Lee

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)