A 53-year old male with a 2-day history of vertical, binocular diplopia accompanied by worsening headache, slurred speech, unsteady gait and right face, arm and leg numbness the week previous. Previous history significant for HIV infection, hepatitis B and C and Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Pathology
Vasogenic edema
Disease/Diagnosis
Nocardia brainstem abscess
Clinical
VA: 20/25 OU
Presenting Symptom
Diplopia; Headache; right-sided arm, leg and facial numbness
Neuroimaging
CT; MRI
Treatment
IV steroids
Date
2006-02-26
References
Attached
Language
eng
Format
video/mp4
Type
Image/MovingImage
Source
32nd Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, 2006 Frank B. Walsh Session