Identifier |
walsh_1996_s1_c1 |
Title |
Progressive Visual Loss with an Unusual Enlarging Intracranial Mass |
Creator |
Robert F. Saul, MD, Virginia Tech Carilion |
Subject |
Meningitis; Papilledema; Otitis; Retroperitoneal Fibrosis; Optic Atrophy; Nerve Compression Syndromes |
History |
A 60-year old female with a 1-month history of visual decline OU, intermittent headache and recurrent ear infection AU. |
Pathology |
Multiple foci of lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with multinucleated giant cells areas of necrosis of connective tissue. |
Disease/Diagnosis |
Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis |
Clinical |
VA: 20/25 OU declining to 20/400 OD, 20/800 OS |
Presenting Symptom |
Decreasing vision OU; Headache; Ear infection |
Neuroimaging |
MRI |
Treatment |
Corticosteroids |
Date |
1996-02-10 |
References |
Attached |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
1996 Walsh Proceedings. |
Relation is Part of |
Case presented at the NANOS 1996 Walsh Session, February 10-11 |
Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6028v85 |
Contributor Primary |
Saul, Robert F. |
Contributor Secondary |
Selhorst, John B.; Dorion, R. Patrick |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
ID |
177935 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6028v85 |