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The unusual case of a patient presenting with gaze-evoked amaurosis as an early and isolated sign of orbital angiomyoma is reported. Computed tomography or magnetic resonance of the orbits need to be expeditiously performed in patients with gaze-evoked amaurosis in order to identify or rule out the possible presence of an underlying tumor.
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È descritto il caso atipico di una paziente che presentò un'amaurosi da sguardo come segno isolato precoce di un angiomioma orbitario. La tomografia computerizzata o la risonanza magnetica devono essere rapidamente eseguite in pazienti con amaurosi da sguardo in modo da identificare o escludere un possibile sottostante tumore orbitario.
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Salvi, F., Bernardi, B., Mascalchi, M. et al. Gaze-evoked amaurosis heralding orbital angiomyoma. Case report. Ital J Neuro Sci 18, 31–34 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02106227
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