| Identifier |
walsh_2007_s4_c5_video |
| Title |
Horrible Hallucinations (Presentation Video) |
| Creator |
Melissa W. Ko, MD; Steven Galetta, MD; Jennifer Baccon, MD; Jeffrey Baliff, MD; Lauren Sansing, MD; Erdem Tuzun, MD; Josep Dalmau, MD |
| Affiliation |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Subject |
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; N-Methylaspartate; Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous System; Hallucinations; Teratoma |
| History |
A 34-year old female with a history of irritable bowel and polycystic ovarian syndrome. |
| Pathology |
Left adnexal ovarian mass with calcification; Hippocampal degeneration |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Teratoma-associated encephalitis with antibodies to NMDA receptors |
| Clinical |
Episodes of paroxysmal facial grimacing, bilateral limb shaking, and abdominal contractions. |
| Presenting Symptom |
Headache; Seizure; Febrile; Hallucinations |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
Antipsychotic agents; Nootropic agents; Plasmaphoresis; Corticosteroids; Immunosupressive agents; Surgery |
| Date |
2007-02 |
| References |
1. Gultekin SH, Rosenfeld MR, Voltz R, et al. Paraneoplastic limbic Encephalitis: neurological symptoms, immunological findings and tumor association in 50 patients. Brain 2000; 123:1481-1494. 2. Vitaliani R, Mason W, Ances B et al. Paraneoplastic encephalitis, psychiatric symptoms, and hypoventilation in ovarian teratoma. Ann Neurol 2005; 58: 594-604. 3. Dalmau J, Tuzun E, Masjuan J, et al. Teratoma-associated Encephalitis with Antibodies to NMDA receptors. Ann Neurol (submitted). 4. Taylor RB, Mason W, Kong K. et al. Reversible paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis: associated with a benign ovarian teratoma. Can J Neurol Sci 1999; 26: 317-320. 5. Stein-Wexler R, Wootton-Gorges SL, Greco CM, Brunberg JA.Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis in a teenage girl with an immature ovarian teratoma. Pediatr Radiol; 35: 694-697. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
video/mp4 |
| Type |
Image/MovingImage |
| Source |
39th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2007 |
| 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/s6rb77c8 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178347 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rb77c8 |
