| Identifier |
walsh_2009_s4_c4 |
| Title |
All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go |
| Creator |
Melissa Ko; Peter Turkeltaub; Edward Lee; Nicholas Gonatas; Nicholas Volpe; Mark Moster; Steven Galetta |
| Affiliation |
(MK) SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; (PT) (EL) (NG) (NV) (SG) University of Pennsylvania/Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA; (MM) Albert Einstein Medical Center/Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA |
| Subject |
Papilledema; Pupil Disorders; Diplopia; Nerve Tissue Proteins; Intracranial Hypertension; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Hydrocephalus |
| History |
A 24-year-old man with a 3-day history of headache and vomiting followed by diplopia, facial weakness and seizures. |
| Pathology |
GFAP-expressing cells embedded with reactive subdural arachnoid tissue. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OU declining to HM at 6' OD, 20/50 OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Headache; Vomiting; Diplopia; Facial weakness; Seizures |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
Surgery; IV steroids; Alkylating antineoplastic agents |
| Date |
2009-02 |
| References |
1. Yomo, S., et al., A case report and review of the literature. J Neurooncol, 81 (2): p. 209-1 6, 2007. 2.Dorner, L., et al., Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis in a 2-year-old girl. Surg Neurol, 2008. 3. Beauchesne, P., et al., Aggressive treatment with complete remission in primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis - a case report. J Neurooncol, 37(2): p. 161-7, 1998. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
41st Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2009 |
| 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 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6qf8wp8 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178742 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qf8wp8 |
