| Identifier |
20190317_nanos_posters_053 |
| Title |
Pseudo-Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia as the Presenting Sign of Giant Cell Arteritis |
| Creator |
Bayan Al Othman; Ashwini Kini; Andrew Lee; Claudia Prospero Ponce; Garrett Jensen |
| Affiliation |
(BAO) (AK) (CPP) Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; (AL) Department of Ophthalmology, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; (GJ) Texas A&M University, Houston, Texas |
| Subject |
Neuro-Ophth & Systyemic Disease (eg. MS, MG, Thyroid); Orbit/Ocular Pathology; Miscellaneous |
| Description |
Giant Cell Arteritis is the most common vasculitis in adults, its incidence increases with age, permanent visual loss is the most feared complication, so prompt diagnosis and treatment is of paramount importance. Usual symptoms at presentation are headache, jaw claudication, scalp tenderness, blurring of vision, anorexia, weight loss and fatigue. Here we report a case of GCA who presented with an apparent internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO). |
| Date |
2019-03 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2019 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NAM 2019: Poster Session I: Clinical Highlights in Neuro-Ophthalmology |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2019. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6bc8gww |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
1432239 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bc8gww |
