| Identifier |
walsh_1988_s3_c1 |
| Title |
The Case of Downbeating Nystagmus |
| Creator |
Guy, John R. |
| Subject |
Breast Neoplasms; Vertigo; Gait Ataxia; Nystagmus, Pathologic; Ocular Motility Disorders; Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Ocular |
| History |
A 58-year old female with a 2-week history of nausea, vomiting, vertigo and ataxic gait. |
| Pathology |
Adenocarcinoma of the breast |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Photoreceptor degeneration as a remote effect breast adenocarcinoma |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/30 OU |
| Presenting Symptom |
Ataxic gait; Nausea; Vomiting; Vertigo |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Date |
1988 |
| References |
1. Tanaka K, Yamazaki M, Sato S, Toyoshima I, Yamamoto A and Miyatake T. Antibodies to brain proteins in paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. Neurology 1986;36:1169-1172. 2. Cunningham J, Graus F, Anderson N and Posner JB. Partial characterization of the Purkinje cell antigens in paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. Neurology 1986;36:1163-1168. 3. Kearsley JH, Johnson P and Halmagyi GM. Paranoeplastic cerebellar Disease. Remission with excision of the primary tumour. Arch Neurol 1985;42:1208-1210. 4. Keltner JL, Roth AM and Chang RS. Photoreceptor degeneration. Possible autoimmune disorder. Arch Ophthalmol 1983;101:564-669. 5.Sawyer RA, Selhorst JB, Zimmerman IE, et al. Blindness caused by photoreceptor degeneration as a remote effect of cancer. Am J Ophthalmol 1976;81:606-613. 6. Kornguth SE, Klein R, Appen R and Choate J. Occurrence of anti-retinal ganglion cell antibodies in patients with small cell carcinoma of the lung. Cancer 1982;50:1289-1293. 7. Buchanan TAS, Gardiner TA and Archer DB. An ultrastructural study of retinal photoreceptor degeneration associated with bronchial carcinoma. Am J Ophthalmol 1984;97:277-287. 8. Klingele TG, Burde RA, Rapazzo JA, et al. Paranoeplastic retinopathy. J Clin Neuro-Ophthalmol 1984;4:239-245. 9. Brian L and Norris FH. The remote effects of cancer on the nervous system. New York, Grune and Stratten, 1965;p.24. 10. Hawley RJ, Cowen MH, Saini N, et al. The carcinomatous neuropathy of oat cell lung cancer. Ann Neurol 1980;7:65-72. 11. Grunwald GB, Klein R, Simmonds MA and Kornguth S. Autoimmune basis for visual paraneoplastic syndrome in patient with small-cell lung carcinoma. Lancet, March 23, 1985:658-661. 12. Voller A, Bidwell D and Bartlett A. Microplate enzyme immunoassays for the immunodiagnosis of virus infections. Eds. Rose NR and Friedman H. Manual of Clinical Immunology. Washington D.C. American Society for Microbiology. 1976;pp 506-512. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Relation is Part of |
Case presented at the NANOS 1988 Walsh Session, May 7-8 |
| 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/s6f47rwb |
| Contributor Primary |
Guy, John R. |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178125 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f47rwb |
