Acute Homonymous Quadrantanopia and Patent Foramen Ovale

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Identifier walsh_2001_s3_c2
Title Acute Homonymous Quadrantanopia and Patent Foramen Ovale
Creator Mark J. Kupersmith, MD; Daniel R. Lefton, MD
Affiliation (MJK) (DRL) Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, NY
Subject Multiple Sclerosis; Brain Infarction
History A 27-year old female with 1-day history of dark gray visual disturbance in the right visual field interfering with reading.
Pathology Acute cerebral ischemia associated with multiple sclerosis
Disease/Diagnosis Multiple Sclerosis
Clinical VA: 20/25 OD, 20/20 OS; Exam revealed patent foramen ovale and occipital infarct
Presenting Symptom Visual disturbance in the right inferior field
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment Beta-interferon; Anticoagulants
Date 2001
References 1. Provenzale JM, et al. Use of MR exponential DWI to eradicate T2 'shine through' effect. Am J Roentgenol 1999;172:537-9. 2. Horsfield MA, et al. Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis. 1998; 64:S80-84. 3. Lansberg MG, et al. Advantages of adding diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to conventional magnetic resonance imagining for evaluation of acute stroke. Arch Neurol 2000;57:1311-1316. 4. Mori S and Barker PB. Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging: its principles and applications. Anatom Rec 1999;257:102-109.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 27th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2005
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
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65t3p6f
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