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ArticleOrbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2021

A Natural History of Silent Brain Syndrome over 36 Years: A case report.

Nathan Pirakitikulr, David T Tse

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Article in Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nathan PirakitikulrDr. Nasser Ibrahim Al-Rashid Orbital Vision Research Center. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6032-1875
David T TseDr. Nasser Ibrahim Al-Rashid Orbital Vision Research Center. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.

Funding

Miami Center for Vision ResearchP30EY014801 · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 2004 to 2025
$1.1M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY014801NIA NIH HHS R56 AG053369
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 34-year-old Caucasian male who underwent a ventricular shunt at age 21 presented with bilateral enophthalmos, poor eyelid-globe apposition and exposure keratopathy characteristic of silent brain syndrome. Progressive enophthalmos and corneal decompensation were documented in serial photographs and radiographic studies over 36 years. Over this period, no sequelae of shunt over-drainage were observed. A lumbar puncture at the last follow-up measured CSF opening pressure to be within the normal range. Additional systemic findings included pneumosinus dilatans, loss of adipose tissue in the temporalis fossa and atrophy of the dorsal interossei of the hand. Surgical interventions to preserve ocular function included insertion of orbital floor wedge and sheet implants, sheet orbital roof implants, and retroplacement of canthal tendons. This report chronicles the long-term clinical course of a patient with silent brain syndrome. The systemic changes suggest factors beyond low intracranial pressure may contribute to the pathogenesis of the condition in our patient.

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EnophthalmosTomography, X-Ray ComputedAdultBrainHumansMaleOrbitSpinal PunctureYoung AdultEnophthalmoshydrocephaluspneumosinus dilatanssilent brain syndromeventricular shunt

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