Blurry Vision

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Identifier walsh_2006_s3_c4
Title Blurry Vision
Creator Donna L. Hill, MD; Busaba Sathornsumetee, MD; Meenakshi Gupta, MD; Nancy J. Newman, MD; Valérie Biousse, MD
Affiliation Atlanta, GA
Subject Papilledema; Diplopia; Headache; Tinnitus; Abducens Nerve Diseases; Meningeal Neoplasms; Melanoma
History A 50-year old female with with bi-frontal headache and blurred vision OU. Previous history significant for hyperlipidemia and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Pathology Epithelioid cells with pleomorphic nuclei and a high mitotic rate demonstrated.
Disease/Diagnosis Leptomeningeal primary melanomatosis
Clinical Binocular horizontal diplopia
Presenting Symptom Headache; Blurred vision
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Antineoplastic agents
Date 2006
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
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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