| Identifier |
walsh_2007_s2_c4 |
| Title |
Back to the Doctor |
| Creator |
Benjamin Osborne, MD; Melissa Wang, MD; Sungmi Jung, MD; Steve Galetta, MD |
| Affiliation |
Philadelphia, PA / Washington, DC |
| Subject |
Papilledema; Scotoma; Photophobia; Optic Disk; Intracranial Pressure; Discitis; Epidural Abscess |
| History |
A 46-year old male with changes in vision. Previous history significant for diskectomy/laminectomy L4-5, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and hypertension. |
| Pathology |
Elevated CSF protein |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Lumbar subdural and epidural abscess causing papilledema |
| Clinical |
VA: Best-corrected 20/20 OU; Scotomas in the area of blind spots OU |
| Presenting Symptom |
Photophobia; Vision loss; Headache |
| Neuroimaging |
N/A |
| Treatment |
Surgery; Anti-bacterial agents |
| Date |
2007 |
| References |
1. Matzkin DC, Slamovits TL, Genis I, Bello J. Disc swelling: a tall tail? Surv Ophthalmol. 37:130-6. 2. Hardten DR, Wen DY, Wirtschafter JD, Sung JH, Erickson DL. Papilledema and intraspinal lumbar paraganglioma. J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 12:158-62. 3. Raynor RB. Papilledema associated with tumors of the spinal cord. Neurology. 19:700-4. 4. Glasauer FE. Thoracic and lumbar intraspinal tumors associated with increased intracranial pressure. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 27:451-8. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
39th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2007 |
| 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/s6ns0xpg |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178309 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ns0xpg |
