Identifier |
walsh_1992_s1_c1 |
Title |
A Central Problem |
Creator |
Steven A. Newman, MD |
Affiliation |
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA |
Subject |
Neurocytoma; Diplopia; Pupil Disorders; Hyperemia |
History |
A 17-year old female with throbbing headache lasting half day of increasing in frequency and severity associated with the onset of transient visual obscurations aggravated by bright lights. Subsequent development of nausea and vomiting, particularly at night, with onset of horizontal diplopia. |
Pathology |
Intraventricular tumor reactive for neuron-specific enolase and synaptophysin. |
Disease/Diagnosis |
Central neurocytoma |
Clinical |
Bilateral, severe disc elevation with hyperemia. |
Presenting Symptom |
Headache; Transient visual obscurations aggravated by bright lights |
Neuroimaging |
CT |
Treatment |
Surgery |
Date |
1992 |
References |
Attached |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
19th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 1992 |
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/s6q52sbh |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
ID |
177821 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q52sbh |