| Identifier |
walsh_1983_s3_c4 |
| Title |
Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas |
| Creator |
Howard R. Krauss, MD; Patrick A. Sibony, MD; John S. Kennerdell, MD; Thomas L. Slamovits, MD |
| Affiliation |
(HRK) (PAS) (JSK) (TLS) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Subject |
Optic Nerve Neoplasms; Optic Atrophy; Meningioma; Exophthalmos; Scotoma; Papilledema; Pupil Disorders; Strabismus |
| History |
At the time of diagnosis, patients varied in age from 24-66 years, with 77% falling in the range of 35-49 years, with a mean age of 43. |
| Pathology |
Optic disc edema; Optic atrophy |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Optic nerve sheath meningioma |
| Clinical |
Visual acuity of the affected eye at the time of initial evaluation varied from 20/15 to LPO; 50% had visual acuity of better than or equal to 20/40, of which group, 5 patients had vision better than or equal to 20/20. |
| Presenting Symptom |
Diminished vision; Transient visual obscurations; Headache; Proptosis; Strabismus |
| Neuroimaging |
CT |
| Treatment |
Surgery |
| Date |
1983 |
| References |
N/A |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
1983 Walsh Proceedings |
| Relation is Part of |
Case presented at the NANOS 1983 Walsh Session, February 25-26 Contributor Primary |
| 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 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6gh9ms6 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178620 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gh9ms6 |
