Optic Atrophy and Precocious Puberty in a 10-year-old Boy

Identifier walsh_1974_s4_c2
Title Optic Atrophy and Precocious Puberty in a 10-year-old Boy
Creator Richard L. Sogg, MD
Affiliation Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Subject Optic Atrophy; Puberty, Precocious; Cysts; Nerve Compression Syndromes; Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
History A 10-year old male followed by ophthalmologists since age of 4 for diminished visual acuity and pale optic nerve heads. Six months prior to presentation a rapid development of secondary sexual characteristics and growth noted.
Pathology Suprasellar cystic mass
Disease/Diagnosis Brain tumor
Clinical VA 20/20 OS, 20/40 OS; Loss of red color saturation in the right homonymous visual fields > OD; Optic atrophy > OD
Presenting Symptom Diminished visual acuity; Pale optic nerve heads
Neuroimaging N/A
Treatment Surgery
Date 1974
References Attached
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1974 Walsh Proceedings
Relation is Part of Frank B. Walsh Society Meeting 1974
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178396
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dr2z96