Identifier |
walsh_2005_s4_c2_MRImrv |
Title |
When All Else Fails, Lay on Hands (MRI MRV) |
Creator |
Roger E. Turbin, MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School |
Subject |
Sarcoidosis; Papilledema; Vision Disorders; Dialysis; Pseudotumor Cerebri; Granuloma, Plasma Cell; Intraocular Pressure |
History |
A 57-year old female with an 8-month history of photopsia and dark spots OS 1 month after second renal transplant. Renal failure attributed to biopsy-proven renal sarcoidosis. |
Pathology |
Severe cerebral venous hypertension resultant from dialysis fistula. |
Disease/Diagnosis |
Cerebral venous hypertension from dialysis fistula causing pseudo-pseudo tumor |
Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OD, 20/25 OS, declining to 20/40 OD; Normal visual field OD, Enlarged blind spot and mild nasal depression OS; RAPD OS; Tonometry: 16 OD, 15 OS |
Presenting Symptom |
Photopsia and dark spots OS; Progressive field loss OS |
Neuroimaging |
MRI; CT |
Treatment |
Enzyme inhibitors; Corticosteroids |
Date |
2005 |
References |
1. Molina, J et al. Pseudotumor cerebri: an unusual complication of brachiocephalic vein thrombosis associated with hemodialysis catheters. Am J Kidney Dis 1998;31:1-3. 2. Lal S et al. Benign intracranial hypertension: a complication of subclavian vein catheterization and arteriovenous fistula. Am J Kidney Dis 1986;8:262-264. 3. Surratt, R et al. The importance of preoperative evaluation of the subclavian vein in dialysis access planning. Am J Roentgenol 1991;156:623-625. 4. Pisoni R et al. Vascular access use in Europe and the United States: results from the DOPPS. Kidney Int 2002;61:305-316. |
Language |
eng |
Format |
video/mp4 |
Type |
Image/MovingImage |
Source |
31st Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
Relation is Part of |
Case 2, Session IV, Walsh Session, NANOS 2005 |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/index3.html |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-7616 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6v127h0 |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
ID |
177611 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v127h0 |