Identifier |
20170402_nanos_posters_116 |
Title |
Continuous Convergence Retraction Nystagmus in a Patient with Severe Hydrocephalia in Neurocysticercosis |
Creator |
Graciela Garcia-Briones |
Affiliation |
(GGB) hospital de Nuestra Señora de la Luz, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico |
Subject |
Neuro-ophth & Infectious Disease (eg, AIDS, Prion); Nystagmus; Ocular Motility |
Description |
To describe neuro-ophthalmic eye movement disorders occurring in Neurocysticercosis Case report. A 55-year-old woman presented with recent onset of unsteady gait. Physical examination showed continuous convergence-retraction nystagmus . (video). Head tilt to the righ, and right lateropulsion was evident during walking. Pupils were normal. She underwent a brain MRI that revealed severe hydrocephalia and Paquimeningitis due to neurocysticercosis, and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. |
Date |
2017-04-02 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2017 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2017: Poster Presentations |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6pz93v7 |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
1272637 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pz93v7 |