Unique Cause of Complete Horizontal Gaze Palsy

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Identifier walsh_2003_s1_c2
Title Unique Cause of Complete Horizontal Gaze Palsy
Creator Rajeev Muni, MD; Richard Wennberg, MD; Agnes Wong, MD, PhD
Affiliation (RM) (RW) (AW) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Subject Limbic Encephalitis; Diplopia; Ocular Motility Disorders; Teratoma
History A 28-year old female with a 1-week history of progressive diplopia and numbness of her entire face. Previous history significant for multiple benign ovarian teratomas.
Pathology Immature ovarian teratoma
Disease/Diagnosis Reversible paraneoplastic brainstem encephalitis associated with benign ovarian teratoma
Clinical VA: 20/20 OU
Presenting Symptom Diplopia on lateral gaze: Ataxia
Treatment Surgery; IV and oral corticosteroid
Date 2003
References 1. Taylor RB, Mason W, Kong K, Wennberg R. Reversible paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis associated with a benign ovarian teratoma. Can J Neurol Sci 1999;26:317-320. 2. Aydiner A, Gurvit H, Baral I. Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis with immature ovarian teratoma. J Neurooncol 1998;37:63-66. 3. Nokura K, Yamamoto H, Okawara Y, et al. Reversible limbic encephalitis caused by ovarian teratoma. Acta Neurol Scand 1997;95;367-373. 4. Baloh RW et al. Novel brainstem syndrome associated with prostate carcinoma. Neurology 1993;43:2591-96. 5. Crino PB et al. Clinicopathologic study of paraneoplastic brainstem encephalitis and ophthalmoparesis. J Neuro-ophthalmol 1996;16(1):44-48. 6. Schiff ND, Moore DF. Predominant downgaze ophthalmoparesis in anit-Hu encephalomyelitis. J Neuro-ophthalmol 1996;16(4):302-303. 7. Bennett JL et al. Neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations of a paraneoplastic syndrome and testicular carcinoma. Neurology 1999;52:864-7.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 29th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2003
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
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