| Identifier |
walsh_2008_s1_c3 |
| Title |
Don't Ignore the Obvious |
| Creator |
Zina Almer, MD; Prem Subramanian, MD, PhD |
| Affiliation |
Baltimore, Maryland |
| Subject |
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; HIV Infections; Hemianopsia; Nystagmus, Optokinetic |
| History |
A 51-year old male with bilateral loss of vision. Previous history significant for HIV. |
| Pathology |
JC virus |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
HIV-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopthy |
| Clinical |
VA: Best-corrected, 20/100 OU, declining to 20/400 OU; Color vision: 9.5/10 OU |
| Presenting Symptom |
Bilateral vision loss |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
HAART therapy |
| Date |
2008-03 |
| References |
1. Drake AK, Loy CT, Brew BJ, Chen TCC, Petoumenos K, Li PCK, Wright EJ. Human immunodeficiency virus-associated progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy: epidemiology and predictive factors for prolonged survival. Eur J Neurol 14:418-23, 2007. 2. Wyen C, Lehmann C, Fatkenheuer G, Hoffmann C. AIDS-related progressive multifocalleukoencephalopathy in the era of HAART: report of two cases and review of literature. AIDS Patient Care andSTDs 19:486-94, 2005. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
40th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2008 |
| 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/s6833vt8 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178196 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6833vt8 |
