| Identifier |
walsh_2005_s4_c3 |
| Title |
You've Got Some Nerve … But You Ain't Spineless! |
| Creator |
Guy V. Jirawuthiworavong |
| Subject |
Pupil Disorders; Optic Neuritis; Autoimmune Diseases |
| History |
A 54-year old female with a sudden, painless loss of vision OD. Previous history significant for pituitary adenoma, resected 6 year prior along with hypertension, diabetes insipidus and hypercholesterolemia. |
| Pathology |
Infiltration of right optic nerve and meninges with chronic inflammatory cells. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Chronic optic neuritis with inflammation involving meninges |
| Clinical |
VA: NLP OD, 20/20 OS, declining to 20/400; RAPD OD |
| Presenting Symptom |
Loss of vision OD |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
Corticosteroids; Immunosuppressive agents |
| Date |
2005 |
| References |
1. Miller NJ, Newman NR, eds. Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology. 5th Edition. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. 2. Wingerchuk DM, Weinshenker BG. Neuromyelitis optica: clinical predictors of a relapsing course and survival. Neurology 2003: 60(5):848-53. 3. Dutton JJ, Burde RM, Klingele TG. Autoimmune retrobulbar optic neuritis. Am J Ophthalmol 1982; 11-17. 4. Riedel P, Wall M, Allen G, et al. Autoimmune optic neuropathy. Arch Ophthalmol 1998; 116:1121-24. 5. Rao NA. Chronic experimental allergic optic neuritis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1981; 20(2):159-172. 6. Hayreh SS, Massranari RM, Yamada T, et al. Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. I. Optic nerve and central nervous system manifestations. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1981; 21(2):256-269. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
31st Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
| Relation is Part of |
Case 3, Session IV, Walsh Session, NANOS 2005 |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s62f7r5m |
| Contributor Primary |
Jirawuthiworavong, Guy V. |
| Contributor Secondary |
Hinton, David R.; Rao, Narsing A.; Quiros, Peter |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177617 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62f7r5m |
