Foster Kennedy syndrome

Also known as: Kennedy syndrome

Ipsilateral optic atrophy with contralateral papilledema.

Medical specialty: Ophthalmology
Subspecialty: Ophthalmology / Strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Compressive lesion of the optic nerve with raised intracranial pressure.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

anosmiacontralateral papilledemaheadacheoptic atrophyvision loss

SyndromeScope — educational reference. Content is model-generated and not clinically verified; always confirm against OMIM, Orphanet and GeneReviews before clinical use.