Neurologic Deterioration in a Seven-Year-Old Boy

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Identifier walsh_1974_s3_c8
Title Neurologic Deterioration in a Seven-Year-Old Boy
Creator David L. Knox, MD
Affiliation Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD
Subject Neurologic Manifestations; Vision Disorders
History A 7-year-old white male with normal family, birth, and early development began at age 3 years to have seizures and experienced a gradual loss of mental and motor skills.
Pathology Pale optic nerve heads; Narrowing of retinal arteries with circular area of macular depigmentation
Disease/Diagnosis Neurologic deterioration
Clinical Early in the course of his disease there were no eye findings but later, pale optic nerve heads, narrow retinal arteries and a circular area of macular depigmentation was seen.
Presenting Symptom Seizures; Gradual loss of cognitive and motor skills
Neuroimaging N/A
Treatment N/A
Date 1974
References N/A
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1974 Walsh Proceedings
Relation is Part of 1974 Walsh Session, February 22-23
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/s62j6fnt
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178391
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62j6fnt
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