| Identifier |
walsh_2006_s4_c3 |
| Title |
An Unusual Origin of Balint's Syndrome |
| Creator |
Iris Ben-Bassat Mizrachi, MD; Jonathan Trobe, MD; Michael Deeb, MD; David M. Williams, MD; Stephen R. Ramsburgh, MD; Stephen S. Gebarski, MD |
| Affiliation |
Tel-Hashomer, Israel |
| Subject |
Hemangiosarcoma; Aorta, Thoracic; Agnosia; Cerebral Cortex; Atrophy; Nystagmus, Pathologic; Hemianopsia; Cerebral Infarction; Dementia, Vascular; Vision Disorders |
| History |
A 50-year old female with progressive visual problems and cognitive deterioration over a 3-month period. Heavy smoker. |
| Pathology |
Thrombus and atheroma of aortic arch |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Angiosarcoma of the aortic arch |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OU; Complete right homonymous hemianopia |
| Presenting Symptom |
Progressive visual problems; Cognitive deficits |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
Surgery |
| Date |
2006 |
| References |
1. Santonja C, Martin-Hita AM, Dotor A at el. Intimal angiosarcoma of the aorta with tumor embolisation causing mesenteric ischemia. Virchows Arch 2001;438:404-407. 2. Matthias H, Seeling MD, Klingler PJ at el. Angiosarcoma of the aorta: report of a case and review of the literature. J Vasc Surg 1998;28:732-7 3. Bohner H, Luther B, Braunstein S at el. Primary malignant tumors of the aorta: clinical presentation, treatment, and course of different entities. J Vasc Surg 2003;38:1430-3. 4. Thalheimer A, Fein M, Geissinger E et al. Intimal angiosarcoma of the aorta: report of case and review of the literature. J Vasc Surg 2004;40:548-53. 5. Hottenrott G, Mentzel T, Peters A at el. Intravascular ("intimal") epithelioid angiosarcoma: clinicopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of three cases. Virchows Arch 1999; 435:473-478. |
| 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/s6zc85nm |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178059 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zc85nm |
