| Identifier |
walsh_1996_s1_c4 |
| Title |
Cross Your "I's" (Eyes) and Dot Your "T's" (Threes) |
| Creator |
Robert D. Yee, MD |
| Subject |
Melanosis; Arachnoiditis; Esotropia; Blepharoptosis; Oculomotor Nerve Diseases; Isaacs Syndrome |
| History |
A 72-year old male with a 50-year history of low back pain, weakness and sensory loss in the legs Tx 6 surgeries over 32 years. Leg weakness and numbness progressed with subsequent bladder and bowel incontinence and severe bilateral hearing loss. |
| Pathology |
Leptomenigeal enhancement in cavernous sinus with III nerve involvement, pigmented cells in thickened leptomeninges and gliosis of the cerebral cortex and periventricular white matter. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Ocular neuromyotonia from diffuse leptomeningeal melanosis or chronic arachnoiditis |
| Clinical |
Esotropia, hypotropia and ptosis in primary gaze OD |
| Presenting Symptom |
Diplopia; Esotropia |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
Surgery; Anticonvulsants |
| 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/s6ks6v9c |
| Contributor Primary |
Yee, Robert D. |
| Contributor Secondary |
Nelson, Paul; Azzarelli, Biagio |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177938 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ks6v9c |
