Occam's Razor or Gamma Knife?

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Identifier walsh_2013_s4_c2-1
Title Occam's Razor or Gamma Knife?
Creator Kaushal M. Kulkarni, Linda L. Sternau, Byron L. Lam
Subject Wegener's Granulomatosis; Prolactinoma; Headaches; Magnetic resonance imaging; Intracranial tumors
History Hypertension, end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, and an episode of anterior uveitis in the right eye 10 years earlier.
Pathology Pathology revealed fibrous tissue with an extensive inflammatory infiltrate, including granulomas, histiocytes, and scattered giant cells, along with perivascular inflammation and necrosis. The results were consistent with a diagnosis of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG).
Disease/Diagnosis Wegener's Granulomatosis Masquerading as a Prolactinoma
Clinical Diagnosed with a right 3rd and 6th nerve palsy.
Presenting Symptom A 53 year-old female presented to the ER with ptosis in right eye and double vision.
Neuroimaging MRI
Date 2013-02-10
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 45th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of Case presented at the NANOS 2013 Walsh Session, February 10
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association (NANOS), Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit http://library.med.utah.edu/NOVEL
ARK ark:/87278/s6sj4h4p
Contributor Primary Thurtell, Matthew J
Contributor Secondary Van Stavern, Gregory P
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 179145
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sj4h4p