Pseudo Pseudotumor Cerebri

Update Item Information
Identifier walsh_1998_s1_c5
Title Pseudo Pseudotumor Cerebri
Creator Robyn J. Wolintz, MD; Wayne T. Cornblath, MD; Stephen S. Gebarski, MD; Gerald D. Abrams, MD
Affiliation (RJW) (WTC) (SSG) (GDA) Maimonides Medical Center, New York City, NY
Subject Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell; Eosinophilic Granuloma; Pseudotumor Cerebri; Papilledema; Diplopia
History A 29-year old female with a 1-month history of worsening headaches, transient visual obscurations and reduced visual acuity.
Pathology Thrombosis of left jugular bulb; Eosionphilic granuloma
Disease/Diagnosis Pseudotumor cerebri secondary to sigmoid sinus compression by eosiniphilic granuloma.
Clinical VA: best-corrected, 20/30 OD, 20/100 OS; RAPD OS
Presenting Symptom Headache; Visual obscuration with reduced acuity
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Surgery; XRT; Diuretics
Date 1998
References Attached
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 24th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of 1998 Walsh Session
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/s6q242zm
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178030
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q242zm
Back to Search Results