| Identifier |
walsh_1987_s1_c5 |
| Title |
An Unusual Presentation of an Optic Nerve Lesion |
| Creator |
Isaac Gutman, MD; G. Findler, MD; Y. Goldhammer, MD |
| Affiliation |
(IG) (GF) (YG) The Chaim Sheba Medical Centre, Tel-Hashomer, Israel |
| Subject |
Optic Nerve Glioma; Astrocytoma; Scotoma; Exophthalmos |
| History |
A 54-year old male with acute loss of vision OS associated with peri-orbital pain. |
| Pathology |
Hyperemic edematous left optic nerve with evidence of psammoma bodies. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Optic nerve glioma |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OD, 20/200 OS; Left proptosis; Diminished color vision OS; RAPD OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Loss of vision OS; Left peri-orbital pain |
| Neuroimaging |
CT |
| Treatment |
Corticosteroids; XRT; Surgery |
| Date |
1987 |
| References |
1. Walsh, F.B. and Hoyt, W.F.: Clinical Neuro-ohthalmology, Vol 3, Baltimor, The Williams and Wilkins, 1969, pp 2075-2077. 2. Lessel, S. and Van Dalen, J.T.W.: Neuro-ophthalmology, Vol 3, Elsevier, 1984 p 49. 3. Hoyt, W.F., Meshel, L.G., Lessel, S„ et al: Malignant optic glioma of adulthood. Brain 1973;96:121. 4. Dodge, H.W., Jr., Love, J.G., Craig, W.M., et al: Gliomas of the optic nerves. Arch Neurol 1958;79:607. 5. Pfaffenbach, D.D., Kearns, T.P., Hollenhorst, R.W.: An unusual case of optic nerve-chiasmal gliorra. Am J Ophthalmol 1972;74:523. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
1987 Walsh Proceedings |
| Relation is Part of |
Case presented at the NANOS 1987 Walsh Session, February 20-21 Contributor Primary |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6w098sm |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178764 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6w098sm |
