Recurrent Cerebral Infarctions Associated with Fever

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Identifier walsh_1997_s1_c3
Title Recurrent Cerebral Infarctions Associated with Fever
Creator Valérie Biousse, MD; Marielle Baudrimont, MD; Pierre Amarenco, MD; Marie-Germaine Bousser, MD
Affiliation (VB) (MB) (PA) (MGB) Hopital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France
Subject Brain Abscess; Cerebral Infarction; Blepharoptosis; Hemianopsia; Discitis; Aspergillosis; Endocarditis
History A 38-year old male binocular visual symptoms. Previous history significant for chronic alcohol abuse.
Pathology Diffuse micronodular cirrhosis; Aspergillus fumigatus within aortic valve and myocardial abccesses.
Disease/Diagnosis Occipital hemorrhagic infarctions and abcesses from aspergillus endocarditis associated with aspergillus spondvlodiscitis.
Clinical VA: 20/20 OU; Left Horner syndrome
Presenting Symptom Bilateral loss of vision; Right hemiparesis; Diffuse cognitive impairment
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Antifungal agents
Date 1997
References Attached
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 23rd Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of 1997 Walsh Session, April 5-6
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/s6v40xxx
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 177967
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v40xxx
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