Eye That Went to the Dogs

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Identifier walsh_2004_s2_c6
Title Eye That Went to the Dogs
Creator Gabriella Szatmary, MD; Alan J. Fink, MD, PC; Connie L. Smith, MD
Affiliation Winchester, VA
Subject Lyme Disease; Blepharoptosis; Facial Nerve Diseases
History A 48-year old female with ptosis, photophobia, right eye pain and right-sided headache.
Pathology Enlarged extraocular muscles, anterior/posterior orbital structures and optic nerve OD
Disease/Diagnosis CNS Lyme Disease
Clinical VA: 20/20 OU
Presenting Symptom Ptosis; Right eye pain; Headache
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment Corticosteroids; Anti-bacterial agents
Date 2004
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 30th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of Case 6, Session II, Walsh Session, NANOS 2004
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/index3.html
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-6791
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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