Optic Nerve Corpulence
| Identifier | walsh_1988_s1_c7 |
| Title | Optic Nerve Corpulence |
| Creator | Marc H. Levy |
| Subject | Optic Neuritis; Arachnoiditis; Optic Atrophy; Pupil Disorders |
| History | A 68-year old female with loss of central and peripheral vision OU, headache and bilateral inferior conjunctival swelling. Previous history significant for hypothyroidism and iron-deficiency anemia. |
| Pathology | Focal obliteration of subarachnoid space with chronic inflammatory cells |
| Disease/Diagnosis | Idiopathic inflammatory perioptic neuritis |
| Clinical | VA: LPO OD, CF at 2' OS |
| Presenting Symptom | Progressive loss of vision OU |
| Neuroimaging | CT; MRI |
| Treatment | Surgery; Steroids; XRT |
| Date | 1988 |
| References | 1. Bell, R.A, Robertson, D.M., Rosen, D.A., Kerr, A.W.: Optochiasmatis Arachnoiditis in Multiple Sclerosis Arch Ophthalmol. 93:191-193, 1975. 2. Cone, W., MacMillan, J.A.: The Optic Nerve and Papilla. Cytology and Cellular Pathology of. the Nervous System Volume 2: 339-901, 1932. 3. Dutton, B.B, Anderson, R.L.: Idiopathic Inflammatory Perioptic Neuritis Simulating Optic Nerve Meningioma. Amer J Ophthalmol 100: 424-430, 1985. 4. Edmunds, W., Lawford, J.B.: Examination of the Optic Nerves in Cases of Intra-cranial Diseases, With Remarks on the Immediate Causation of Optic Neuritis. Trans Ophthalmol SOC U.K. 3: 138-158, 1883. 5. Howard, C.W, Osher, R.H. and Tomsak, R.L.: Computed Tomographic Features in Optic Neuritis. Amer J Ophthalmol 89: 699, 1980. 6. Iraci, G., Galligioni, M., Gerosa, M., et al. Opto-Chiasmatic Arachnoiditis: A Review of Traditional Neuroradiological Diagnosis (82 cases, 1951-1976) Acta Neurochirurgica 48: 151-176, 1979. 7. Reynolds, W.D, Smith, J.L., McCrary, J.A.: Chiasmal Optic Neuritis. J. Clin. Neuro-Ophthalmol 2: 93-101, 1982. 8. Rothfus, W.E, Curtin, H.D.; Slamoreito, T.L. and Kennerdell, J.S.: Optic Nerve Sheath Enlargement. Radiology 150: 409, 1984. 9. Rush, J.A, Kennerdell, J.S., Martinez, A.J.: Primary Idiopathic Inflammation of the Optic Nerve. Amer J. Ophthalmol 93: 312, 1982. |
| Language | eng |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | Text |
| Relation is Part of | Case presented at the NANOS 1988 Walsh Session, May 7-8 |
| 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/s6xs5z5j |
| Contributor Primary | Levy, Marc H. |
| Contributor Secondary | Beck, Roy W.; Margo, Curtis E. |
| Setname | ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID | 178183 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xs5z5j |