Posterior Fossa Lesions

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Identifier NOVEL_Cogan_1-7
Title Posterior Fossa Lesions
Creator David G. Cogan, MD (1908-1993)
Contributors Fred C. Chu
Affiliation (DGC) Former Director of Ophthalmology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject Posterior Cranial Fossa
Description Clinical Signs: slow saccades; some compensatory head thrusts; blinking of lids; pursuit movements considerably better than saccadic movements. 12-2-82: 34 year old WW with a strong Family History of Huntington's disease (Fraternal twin, father, & paternal relatives.) All have dementia as well. Present symptom began at age 30 with involuntary movements of arms noted by others. Then dysarthria, mild dementia, chorea, dyskinesia. General cerebral atrophy. Neurology: ++ chorea & rigidity. Mild dementia. Tried on Lisurdine, a Dopamine agonist which has helped other patients with Huntington Disease but had to be discontinued on account of nausea. Eyes defective in mobilizing saccades- slow horizontal movements No fast phase to vestibular stimulus or OKN stimulus. Good pursuit. Uses head with frequent blinks to mobilize eyes. Poor upward gaze. Better down gaze. Anatomy: Posterior cranial fossa. Pathology: Lesions of posterior cranial fossa. Disease/ Diagnosis: Posterior Fossa Lesions; dysarthria; dyskinesia; chorea; minimal cerebellar signs; Huntington's Disease
Date 1980; 1989
Language eng
Format video/mp4
Type Image/MovingImage
Source 3/4" Umatic master videotape
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: David G. Cogan Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Cogan/
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/s68w3fz1
Setname ehsl_novel_dgc
ID 177191
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68w3fz1
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