Identifier |
walsh_2007_s2_c4_pp |
Title |
Back to the Doctor (PowerPoint) |
Creator |
Benjamin Osborne, MD; Melissa Wang, MD; Sungmi Jung, MD; Steve Galetta, MD |
Affiliation |
Philadelphia, PA / Washington, DC |
Subject |
Papilledema; Scotoma; Photophobia; Optic Disk; Intracranial Pressure; Discitis; Epidural Abscess |
History |
A 46-year old male with changes in vision. Previous history significant for diskectomy/laminectomy L-4-5, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and hypertension. |
Pathology |
Elevated CSF protein |
Disease/Diagnosis |
Lumbar subdural and epidural abscess causing papilledema |
Clinical |
VA: Best-corrected 20/20 OU; Scotomas in the area of blind spots OU |
Presenting Symptom |
Photophobia; Vision loss; Headache |
Neuroimaging |
N/A |
Treatment |
Surgery; Anti-bacterial agents |
Date |
2007-02 |
References |
1. Matzkin DC, Slamovits TL, Genis I, Bello J. Disc swelling: a tall tail? Surv Ophthalmol. 37:130-6. 2. Hardten DR, Wen DY, Wirtschafter JD, Sung JH, Erickson DL. Papilledema and intraspinal lumbar paraganglioma. J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 12:158-62. 3. Raynor RB. Papilledema associated with tumors of the spinal cord. Neurology. 19:700-4. 4. Glasauer FE. Thoracic and lumbar intraspinal tumors associated with increased intracranial pressure. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 27:451-8. |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
Type |
Text |
Source |
39th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2007 |
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/s6j105x0 |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
ID |
178310 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j105x0 |