Other than the seizures, Emma Rose Olmscheid of Hutchinson is a normal spunky 2-year-old, says her mother Amanda. The reason for the seizures is the brain tumor about the size of a softball ...

Tumors near the optic nerve (optic glioma) can directly damage the nerve, leading to vision loss in one or both eyes. Additionally, tumors in the occipital lobe, the brain region responsible for ...

The dad-of-one from London, UK noticed one particularly strange occurence before he received his devastating diagnosis ...

Putting pressure on the optic nerve may cause blindness, so it is crucial for eye doctors to detect pituitary tumors before they cause damage to vision. The pituitary gland is about the size of a ...

Management of orbital and ocular adnexal tumors and inflammations ... Surgical management of meningiomas involving the optic nerve sheath. J Neurosurg 2004; 101: 951–9. MEDLINE 5.

A multicenter collaboration led by the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) - Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO) and the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) identified a ...

“It was a relatively small tumor,” O’Halloran said. “A lot of it is its placement within your eye. Is it close to your optic nerve?” Removal of the affected eye. “Which was a little ...

Lindall, 12, was not only thankful for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital doctors treating her cancer, but also inspired. “She’s been so moved by ...