Nonchalant Midterm-taker Develops Altered Mental Status (video)

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Identifier walsh_2017_s2_c3-video
Title Nonchalant Midterm-taker Develops Altered Mental Status (video)
Creator Shira Simon; Bruno Policeni; Matthew Thurtell
Affiliation (SS) University of Iowa, Department of Ophthalmology, Iowa City, Iowa; (BP) University of Iowa, Department of Radiology, Iowa City, Iowa; (MT) University of Iowa, Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Neurology, Iowa City, Iowa
Subject Optic Neuritis; Meningo-Encephalitis
History A 19 year-old female presented in April 2016 with two weeks of worsening headaches, malaise, left-hand weakness, and confusion. Symptoms started during a trip to Cancun and one week after visiting a friend with mumps. Although she was becoming increasingly lethargic, she refused to seek medical attention during midterm exams.
Disease/Diagnosis Tumor-negative anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) encephalitis with bilateral optic neuritis
Date 2017-04
References Cobo-Calvo A, et al. Optic neuritis in the setting of NMDA receptor encephalitis. J Neuroophthalmol. 2014;34(3):316-9. Dalmau J, et al. Paraneoplastic Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Associated with Ovarian Teratoma. Ann Neurology. 2007;61(1):25-36.
Language eng
Format video/mp4
Type Image/MovingImage
Source 49th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2017
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 2017. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gt9gt3
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