Visual Loss: A Sinus Headache?

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Identifier walsh_1999_s6_c4
Title Visual Loss: A Sinus Headache?
Creator Angela W. Kim, MD; Jonathan D. Trobe, MD; Wayne T. Cornblath, MD
Affiliation (AWK) (JDT) (WTC) Ann Arbor, MI
Subject Papilledema; Scotoma; Prostatic Neoplasms; Neoplasm Metastasis; Cranial Sinuses
History A 61-year old male with temporal scotoma OU and metamorphopsia. Previous history significant for type II diabetes, hypertension and cluster headache.
Pathology Prostate carcinoma with osseous metastases.
Disease/Diagnosis Prostate cancer metastasis with dural venous sinus obstruction
Clinical VA: Best-corrected, 20/40 OU declining to 20/70 OD, 20/40 OS
Neuroimaging MRI; CT
Treatment Corticosteroids; XRT
Date 1999
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Relation is Part of 1999 Walsh Session, February 6-7.
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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