He See, He Saw, He Conquered

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Identifier walsh_2003_s1_c4
Title He See, He Saw, He Conquered
Creator James A. Sharpe, MD, FRCP(C) (1941-2013)
Subject Hydrocephalus; Nerve Compression Syndromes; Nystagmus, Pathologic; Papilledema; Third Ventricle; Cerebral Aqueduct; Hemianopsia; Scotoma; Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
History A 22-year old male with severe headache, papilledema and a progressive declining vision in both eyes over a 2-week period.
Pathology Intracranial hypertension; Aqueductal stenosis
Disease/Diagnosis Hydrocephalus from aqueductal stenosis with secondary chiasmal visual loss
Clinical VA: Best-corrected, 20/100 OD, 20/200 OS; Color plates: 14/17 OD, 0/17 OS
Presenting Symptom Headache, Papilledema, Declining vision OU
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment Surgery
Date 2003
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 29th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of Case 4, Session I, Walsh Session, NANOS 2003
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6cr5x11
Contributor Primary Sharpe, James A.
Contributor Secondary Hwang, Jeong-Min Hwang
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 177630
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cr5x11
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