| Identifier |
walsh_1995_s6_c5 |
| Title |
Bilateral Visual Loss and Confusion After Lumboperitoneal Shunt for Pseudotumor Cerebri |
| Creator |
Neil R. Miller, MD; Michael X. Repka |
| Affiliation |
(NRM) (MXR) Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD |
| Subject |
Papilledema; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Vasospasm, Intracranial; Pseudotumor Cerebri; Brain Infarction; Arnold-Chiari Malformation; Postoperative Complications |
| History |
A 42-year old female with headache and optic disc swelling after lumboperitoneal shunting. |
| Pathology |
Bilateral occipital lobe infarction |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Subarachnoid hemorrhage with secondary vasospasm and bilateral occipital lobe infarction from rupture of a previously asymptomatic aneurysm in the setting of an acquired Chiari malformation following the shunt. |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/100 OU |
| Presenting Symptom |
Headache; Optic disc swelling |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
Fluid therapy; Angioplasty |
| Date |
1995 |
| References |
Attached |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
21st Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
| Relation is Part of |
1995 Walsh Session, April 8-9 |
| 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/s63r0wmv |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177934 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63r0wmv |
