Horrible Hallucinations (Presentation Video)

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Identifier walsh_2007_s4_c5_video
Title Horrible Hallucinations (Presentation Video)
Creator Melissa W. Ko, MD; Steven Galetta, MD; Jennifer Baccon, MD; Jeffrey Baliff, MD; Lauren Sansing, MD; Erdem Tuzun, MD; Josep Dalmau, MD
Affiliation Philadelphia, PA
Subject Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; N-Methylaspartate; Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous System; Hallucinations; Teratoma
History A 34-year old female with a history of irritable bowel and polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Pathology Left adnexal ovarian mass with calcification; Hippocampal degeneration
Disease/Diagnosis Teratoma-associated encephalitis with antibodies to NMDA receptors
Clinical Episodes of paroxysmal facial grimacing, bilateral limb shaking, and abdominal contractions.
Presenting Symptom Headache; Seizure; Febrile; Hallucinations
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Antipsychotic agents; Nootropic agents; Plasmaphoresis; Corticosteroids; Immunosupressive agents; Surgery
Date 2007-02
References 1. Gultekin SH, Rosenfeld MR, Voltz R, et al. Paraneoplastic limbic Encephalitis: neurological symptoms, immunological findings and tumor association in 50 patients. Brain 2000; 123:1481-1494. 2. Vitaliani R, Mason W, Ances B et al. Paraneoplastic encephalitis, psychiatric symptoms, and hypoventilation in ovarian teratoma. Ann Neurol 2005; 58: 594-604. 3. Dalmau J, Tuzun E, Masjuan J, et al. Teratoma-associated Encephalitis with Antibodies to NMDA receptors. Ann Neurol (submitted). 4. Taylor RB, Mason W, Kong K. et al. Reversible paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis: associated with a benign ovarian teratoma. Can J Neurol Sci 1999; 26: 317-320. 5. Stein-Wexler R, Wootton-Gorges SL, Greco CM, Brunberg JA.Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis in a teenage girl with an immature ovarian teratoma. Pediatr Radiol; 35: 694-697.
Language eng
Format video/mp4
Type Image/MovingImage
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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