Benign History, A Serious Illness

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Identifier walsh_2001_s1_c3
Title Benign History, A Serious Illness
Creator A. Charles Winkleman
Subject Amyloidosis; Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms; Multiple Myeloma; Diplopia; Papilledema; Intracranial Pressure
History A 55-year old male with severe left-sided headache, diplopia, intermittent blurred vision and unsteady gait.
Pathology Bone pain; Large amyloidoma compressing superior parasagittal sinus.
Disease/Diagnosis Multiple myeloma with concomitant amyloidosis of bone
Clinical VA: 20/20 OU; Enlarged blind spots in visual fields
Presenting Symptom Headache; Diplopia; Unsteady gait
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Antineoplastic agents
Date 2001
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 27th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of Case 3, Session I, Walsh Session, NANOS 2001
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6125wc3
Contributor Primary Winkleman, Charles
Contributor Secondary Gray, Lawrence; Koenigsberg, Robert; Croul, Sidney
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6125wc3
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