Pseudo-Pseudotumor Cerebri (slideshow)

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Identifier walsh_2017_s1_c1-slideshow
Title Pseudo-Pseudotumor Cerebri (slideshow)
Creator Valerie Biousse; Jose Velázquez Vega; Amit Saindane; Nancy Newman
Affiliation (VB) Emory University School of Medicine. Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, Georgia; (JVV) Emory University School of Medicine. Department of Pathology, Atlanta, Georgia; (AS) Emory University School of Medicine. Department of Radiology, Atlanta, Georgia; (NN) Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Subject Papilledema; Headaches; Malignant Melanoma; Spinal Cord Neoplasm
History A 54-yo man presented with a 10-month history of daily headaches and bilateral disc edema. PMHx was remarkable for uncomplicated type-2 diabetes mellitus, and hypothyroidism. He developed headaches in 07/2014 after being stung by wasps.
Disease/Diagnosis Isolated raised intracranial pressure for one year revealing a primary spinal leptomeningeal malignant melanoma.
Date 2017-04
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Source 49th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2017
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 2017. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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