A True Air-Head

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Identifier walsh_1993_s5_c5
Title A True Air-Head
Creator Bedoya, Eduardo
Subject Pneumocephalus; Hemianopsia; Mucocele; Sphenoid Sinus; Iatrogenic Disease
History A 44-year old female underwent sphenoid sinus surgery for polyps. Post-operative complaints of severe headache and blurred vision on the temporal side of the left eye.
Pathology Pneumocephalus
Disease/Diagnosis Tension pneumocephalus causing bitemporal hemianopia after polypectomy and ethmoidectomy.
Clinical VA: Best-corrected, 20/20 OU
Presenting Symptom Headache; Blurry vision temporal side OS
Neuroimaging CT
Treatment Surgery
Date 1993
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 20th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of Case presented at the NANOS 1993 Walsh Session, March 13-14
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 84112-7067
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s67s7rh3
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 177871
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67s7rh3
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