Monocular visual loss due to herniation of gyrus rectus: A case report with review of literature

Abstract

The authors present an unusual case of a polar mass in the frontal lobe of the brain, causing acute monocular visual loss in a 50-year-old woman with history of breast carcinoma treated with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Neuroimaging demonstrated herniation of the gyrus rectus into the suprasellar cistern resulting in compression of the anterior visual pathway.

Keywords

• Gyrus rectus
• anterior visual pathway
• suprasellar cistern