| Identifier |
walsh_2010_s4_c2_ppt |
| Title |
Curtains (PowerPoint) |
| Creator |
Paul H. Phillips, MD, University of Arkansas |
| Subject |
Blepharoptosis; Diplopia; Ophthalmoplegia; Oculomotor Nerve Diseases; Meningitis, Cryptococcal |
| History |
A 51-year old male with headache, photophobia, fatigue, loss of appetite and low-grade fever. Referral made for bilateral ptosis, diplopia and headache. Previous history significant for chronic back pain and rheumatic fever. |
| Pathology |
CSF positive for cryptococcal antigen. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Cryptococcal meningitis |
| Clinical |
VA: Best-corrected, 20/20 OU |
| Presenting Symptom |
Bilateral ptosis; Diplopia; Headache |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
IV Antifungal agents |
| Date |
2010-03-07 |
| References |
1. Okun E, Butler WT, Ophthalmologic complications of Cryptococcal Meningitis. Arch Ophthalmol. 71, 52-57, 1964. 2. Tjia TL, Yeow YK, Tan CB, Cryptococcal Meningitis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 48, 853-858, 1985. 3. Keane JR, Intermittent third nerve palsy with Cryptococcal Meningitis, J Clin Neuro-ophthalmol. 13, 124-126, 1993. 4. Azran MS, Waljee A, Biousse, V et al, Episodic third nerve palsy with cryptococcal meningitis. Neurology 64, 759-760, 2005. 5. Fay PM, Strominger MB, Wall-Eyed Bilateral Internuclear ophthalmoplegia in central nervous system cryptococcosis. J Neuro-Ophthalmol 19, 131-135, 1999. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
42nd Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
Case presented at the NANOS 2010 Walsh Session, March 7 |
| 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 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6v40z24 |
| Contributor Primary |
Phillips, Paul |
| Contributor Secondary |
Angtuaco, Edgardo; Slape, Lamonda |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178950 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v40z24 |
