| Identifier |
walsh_1996_s1_c1 |
| Title |
Progressive Visual Loss with an Unusual Enlarging Intracranial Mass |
| Creator |
Robert F. Saul, MD, Virginia Tech Carilion |
| Subject |
Meningitis; Papilledema; Otitis; Retroperitoneal Fibrosis; Optic Atrophy; Nerve Compression Syndromes |
| History |
A 60-year old female with a 1-month history of visual decline OU, intermittent headache and recurrent ear infection AU. |
| Pathology |
Multiple foci of lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with multinucleated giant cells areas of necrosis of connective tissue. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/25 OU declining to 20/400 OD, 20/800 OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Decreasing vision OU; Headache; Ear infection |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
Corticosteroids |
| Date |
1996-02-10 |
| References |
Attached |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
1996 Walsh Proceedings. |
| Relation is Part of |
Case presented at the NANOS 1996 Walsh Session, February 10-11 |
| 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/s6028v85 |
| Contributor Primary |
Saul, Robert F. |
| Contributor Secondary |
Selhorst, John B.; Dorion, R. Patrick |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177935 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6028v85 |
