An Unusual Origin of Balint's Syndrome (PowerPoint)

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Identifier walsh_2006_s4_c3_pp
Title An Unusual Origin of Balint's Syndrome (PowerPoint)
Creator Iris Ben-Bassat Mizrachi, MD; Jonathan Trobe, MD; Michael Deeb, MD; David M. Williams, MD; Stephen R. Ramsburgh, MD; Stephen S. Gebarski, MD
Affiliation Tel-Hashomer, Israel
Subject Hemangiosarcoma; Aorta, Thoracic; Agnosia; Cerebral Cortex; Atrophy; Nystagmus, Pathologic; Hemianopsia; Cerebral Infarction; Dementia, Vascular; Vision Disorders
History A 50-year old female with Progressive visual problems and cognitive deterioration over a 3-month period.
Pathology Thrombus and atheroma of aortic arch
Disease/Diagnosis Angiosarcoma of the aortic arch
Clinical VA: 20/20 OU; Complete right homonymous hemianopia
Presenting Symptom Progressive visual problems; Cognitive deficits
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment Surgery
Date 2006
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Source 32nd Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, 2006 Frank B. Walsh Session
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2006
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
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