Foster Kennedy syndrome: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
{{Infobox disease | {{Infobox disease | ||
| Name = Foster Kennedy syndrome | | Name = Foster Kennedy syndrome | ||
| Line 15: | Line 14: | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Foster Kennedy syndrome refers to a constellation of findings associated with [[brain tumors]] involving the [[frontal lobe]].<ref>{{DorlandsDict|eight/000104343|Kennedy syndrome}}</ref> | |||
==Historical Perspective== | |||
The syndrome was first extensively noted by [[Robert Foster Kennedy]] in 1911, a British [[neurologist]], who spent most of his career working in the [[United States of America]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Kennedy F; Retrobulbar neuritis as an exact diagnostic sign of certain tumors and abscesses in the frontal lobe |last=Thorofare |first=NJ |year=1911 |publisher=American Journal of the Medical Sciences}}</ref> However, the first mention of the syndrome came from a [[William Gowers]] in 1893. Schultz-Zehden described the symptoms again in 1905. A later description was written by Wilhelm Uhthoff in 1915.<ref name="whonamedit">{{cite web |url=http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1224.html |title=Kennedy's syndrome |accessdate=2008-08-13}}</ref> | |||
Although "Foster Kennedy syndrome" is equated with "Kennedy syndrome",<ref>{{DorlandsDict|eight/000104168|Foster Kennedy syndrome}}</ref> it should not be confused with [[Kennedy disease]], which is named for W. R. Kennedy. | Although "Foster Kennedy syndrome" is equated with "Kennedy syndrome",<ref>{{DorlandsDict|eight/000104168|Foster Kennedy syndrome}}</ref> it should not be confused with [[Kennedy disease]], which is named for W. R. Kennedy. | ||
| Line 30: | Line 33: | ||
This syndrome is due to optic nerve compression, olfactory nerve compression, and increased [[intracranial pressure]] (ICP) secondary to a mass (such as [[meningioma]] or [[plasmacytoma]], usually an olfactory groove meningioma).<ref name="OHCM">{{cite book | last=Longmore | first=Murray | coauthors=Ian Wilkinson, Tom Turmezei, Chee Kay Cheung | title=Oxford Handbook of Clinicial Medicine, 7th edition | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2007 | pages=690 | isbn=0-19-856837-1 }}</ref><ref name="patient">{{cite web |url=http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40001224/ |title=Foster Kennedy syndrome |accessdate=2008-08-13 |last=Willacy |first=Hayley}}</ref> There are other symptoms present in some cases such as [[nausea]] and [[vomiting]], [[memory loss]] and [[emotional lability]] (i.e. [[frontal lobe]] signs).<ref name="patient"/> | This syndrome is due to optic nerve compression, olfactory nerve compression, and increased [[intracranial pressure]] (ICP) secondary to a mass (such as [[meningioma]] or [[plasmacytoma]], usually an olfactory groove meningioma).<ref name="OHCM">{{cite book | last=Longmore | first=Murray | coauthors=Ian Wilkinson, Tom Turmezei, Chee Kay Cheung | title=Oxford Handbook of Clinicial Medicine, 7th edition | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2007 | pages=690 | isbn=0-19-856837-1 }}</ref><ref name="patient">{{cite web |url=http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40001224/ |title=Foster Kennedy syndrome |accessdate=2008-08-13 |last=Willacy |first=Hayley}}</ref> There are other symptoms present in some cases such as [[nausea]] and [[vomiting]], [[memory loss]] and [[emotional lability]] (i.e. [[frontal lobe]] signs).<ref name="patient"/> | ||
==Treatment and prognosis== | ==Treatment and prognosis== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:04, 16 July 2012
| Foster Kennedy syndrome | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-9 | 377.04 |
|---|---|
| DiseasesDB | 31967 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: Gowers-Paton-Kennedy syndrome, Kennedy's phenomenon or Kennedy's syndrome
Overview
Foster Kennedy syndrome refers to a constellation of findings associated with brain tumors involving the frontal lobe.[1]
Historical Perspective
The syndrome was first extensively noted by Robert Foster Kennedy in 1911, a British neurologist, who spent most of his career working in the United States of America.[2] However, the first mention of the syndrome came from a William Gowers in 1893. Schultz-Zehden described the symptoms again in 1905. A later description was written by Wilhelm Uhthoff in 1915.[3]
Although "Foster Kennedy syndrome" is equated with "Kennedy syndrome",[4] it should not be confused with Kennedy disease, which is named for W. R. Kennedy.
Pseudo-Foster Kennedy syndrome is defined as one-sided optic atrophy with papilledema in the other eye but with the absence of a mass.[5]
Diagnosis
Physical Examination
Neurologic
- Optic atrophy in the ipsilateral eye
- Papilledema in the contralateral eye
- Central scotoma (loss of vision in the middle of the visual fields) in the ipsilateral eye
- anosmia (loss of smell) ipsilaterally
This syndrome is due to optic nerve compression, olfactory nerve compression, and increased intracranial pressure (ICP) secondary to a mass (such as meningioma or plasmacytoma, usually an olfactory groove meningioma).[6][7] There are other symptoms present in some cases such as nausea and vomiting, memory loss and emotional lability (i.e. frontal lobe signs).[7]
Treatment and prognosis
The treatment, and therefore prognosis, varies depending upon the underlying tumour.[7]
References
- ↑ Template:DorlandsDict
- ↑ Thorofare, NJ (1911). Kennedy F; Retrobulbar neuritis as an exact diagnostic sign of certain tumors and abscesses in the frontal lobe. American Journal of the Medical Sciences.
- ↑ "Kennedy's syndrome". Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ↑ Template:DorlandsDict
- ↑ Bansal S, Dabbs T, Long V (2008). "Pseudo-Foster Kennedy Syndrome due to unilateral optic nerve hypoplasia: a case report". J Med Case Reports. 2: 86. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-2-86. PMC 2278154. PMID 18348732. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ↑ Longmore, Murray (2007). Oxford Handbook of Clinicial Medicine, 7th edition. Oxford University Press. p. 690. ISBN 0-19-856837-1. Unknown parameter
|coauthors=ignored (help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Willacy, Hayley. "Foster Kennedy syndrome". Retrieved 2008-08-13.