Foster Kennedy syndrome secondary to oligodendroglioma

Specialty: Neurosurgery And Oncology

Article Type:

DOI: 10.1102/1470-5206.2003.0011

Vol 3

pages 27-30

Foster Kennedy syndrome secondary to oligodendroglioma

S.M. Joshi, R.J. D. Hewitt and F. Afshar

Correspondence Address: S. M. Joshi, Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB, UK. Tel.: +44–20-7377-7000; fax: +44-20-73377-7211.

Email: shabinjoshi@aol.com

Foster Kennedy syndrome (FKS) is rare. It is characterised by the presence of ipsilateral optic atrophy, contralateral papilloedema and ipsilateral anosmia. Since its first description in 1911, it has never been reported in oligodendroglioma. Here we discuss the first case of a patient with oligodendroglioma presenting with FKS.

Keywords Foster Kennedy syndrome; oligodendroglioma

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Frank Cross

Consultant Surgeon

St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK

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St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK

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St. Bartholomew's and The London NHS Trust, UK