| Identifier |
walsh_2006_s1_c3 |
| Title |
A 48 Year-Old Man with Loss of Vision OD |
| Creator |
Joseph G. Chacko, MD; Byron L. Lam, MD |
| Affiliation |
Little Rock, AR |
| Subject |
Optic Nerve Glioma; Scotoma; Astrocytoma; Ischemic Optic Neuropathy |
| History |
A 48-year old male with blurred vision and pain associated with eye movement OD. |
| Pathology |
Anaplastic astrocytoma manifesting as a cerebellar lesion |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Malignant optic glioma of adulthood |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/400 OD, 20/20 OS; Color plates: 0/10 OD, 10/10 OS; RAPD OD |
| Presenting Symptom |
Blurred vision; Pain associated with eye movement OD |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
IV steroids; Plasmapheresis |
| Date |
2006 |
| References |
1. Wabbels B, Demmler A, Seitz J et al: Unilateral adult malignant optic nerve glioma. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 242:741-748, 2004 2. Millar W, Tartaglino L, Sergott R et al: MR of malignant optic glioma of adulthood. AJNR 16:1673-1676, 1995 3. Dutton J: Gliomas of the anterior visual pathway. Surv Ophthalmol 38:427-452, 1994 4. Glaser JS. Neuro-ophthalmology 3rd edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1999: 162-166. 5. Hoyt WF, Meshel LG, Lessell S et al: Malignant optic glioma of adulthood. Brain 96:121-132, 1973 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
32nd Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, 2006 Frank B. Walsh Session |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2006 |
| 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/s6z89g5d |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178090 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z89g5d |
