| Identifier |
walsh_1997_s4_c6 |
| Title |
Serum Sickness and a Sixth Nerve Palsy |
| Creator |
Laura J. Balcer, MD, Professor, Department of Neurology, NYU Langone |
| Subject |
Diplopia; Multiple Myeloma; Skull Base; Cavernous Sinus; Abducens Nerve Diseases; Esotropia |
| History |
A 78-year old female with binocular horizontal diplopia, worse in right gaze and intermittent right frontal headache. Previous history significant for non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperclosterolemia, arthritis, coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation. Bilateral cataract extractions 5 years prior to presentation. |
| Pathology |
Right clival tumor composed of atypical plasma cells consistent with plasmacytosis; Myeloma involving femurs, humeri and T11 vertebral body |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Multiple myeloma involving skull base and covernous sinus |
| Clinical |
VA: Best-corrected, 20/30 OD, 20/20 OS. Normal color vision OU |
| Presenting Symptom |
Diplopia; Headache |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
Surgery; Antineoplastic agents; XRT |
| Date |
1997-05-05 |
| References |
Attached |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
1997 Walsh Proceedings. |
| Relation is Part of |
Case presented at the NANOS 1997 Walsh Session, April 5-6 |
| 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/s64f1tfc |
| Contributor Primary |
Balcer, Laura J. |
| Contributor Secondary |
Galetta, Steven L.; Salhany, Kevin; Lanza, Donald C. |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177988 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64f1tfc |
