Back to the Doctor (PowerPoint)

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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
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