Incidental optochiasmatic cavernoma: Case report of an unusual finding on 3 Tesla MRI

Cavernoma is a vascular hamartoma, which represents 10–20% of all central nervous system vascular malformations. The majority (80%) of them are supratentorial, while involvement of the cranial nerves and the optic pathways is extremely rare. The main clinical presentation of optochiasmatic cavernomas consists of chiasmatic apoplexy, which is a neurosurgical emergency. Here, we report a case in which the finding was incidentally detected in a...