The hypothalamus is susceptible to involvement by a variety of processes, including
developmental abnormalities, primary tumors of the central nervous system (CNS), vascular …

Most chiasmal syndromes can be categorized as intrinsic (thickening of the chiasm itself) or
extrinsic (compression of the chiasm from an adjacent structure). Magnetic resonance …

BACKGROUND: Gangliogliomas are rare glioneuronal tumors that typically cause refractory
seizures during the first 3 decades of life. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prognosticators of …

Gangliogliomas are rare central nervous system tumors, most commonly affecting children
and young adults. Chronic seizure and epilepsy are the most frequent presentation of …

Optic pathway–hypothalamic gliomas (OPHGs) are rare, often unresectable tumors that
mostly occur in childhood. Their biological behavior is unpredictable, although they tend to …

Gangliogliomas involving the optic apparatus are rare, with only 23 cases described in the
literature to our knowledge. Because of their location, they are resistant to gross total …

Ganglioglioma is a mixed neuronal and glial tumor first described by Perkin in 1926.
Because of its rare occurrence in the central nervous system, the pathogenesis of this …

We report a case of multiple gangliogliomas of the optic pathway in an 18-year-old boy. He
presented with visual disturbance mainly in his left eye, non-specific headaches, and …

Gangliogliomas (GG) are mixed glioneuronal tumors of the central nervous system (CNS),
occurring mostly in the pediatric population, with common sites being temporal lobes and …

We describe a case of ganglioglioma of the right optic tract in a 52-year-old woman. Review
of the general literature discloses only 11 cases of tumors of the visual pathway that meet …