Papilledema and Phantom Lesions in CT

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Identifier walsh_1989_s1_c3
Title Papilledema and Phantom Lesions in CT
Creator Tulay Kansu, MD; Ersin Tan, MD; Behsan Onol, MD; Okay Saribas, MD; Turgut Zileli, MD
Affiliation (TK) (ET) (BO) (OS) (TZ) Hacettepe University Hospitals, Ankara, Turkey
Subject Papilledema; Tuberculosis, Meningeal; Polyarteritis Nodosa; Seizures
History A 23-year male with a 10-day history of frontal headache and 3-month experience of fatigue and anorexia.
Pathology Multifocal hemorrhages in frontal and temporal lobes, basal ganglia and cerebellum.
Disease/Diagnosis Meningeal tuberculosis with polyarteritis nodosa
Clinical VA: 20/20 OU
Presenting Symptom Frontal Headache; Fatigue; Anorexia
Neuroimaging CT
Treatment Glucocorticoids; Antitubercular agents
Date 1989
References 1. Dastur, K, Lalitha, VS: The many facets of neurotuberculosis. In, Zimmerman, HM (ed). Progress in neuropathology. v.2 New York, Grune & Stratton. 1973. 2. Calabrese, LH, Mallek, JA: Primary angiitis of the central nervous system. Medicine, 1987: 67, 20-38. 3. Meyers, BR: Tuberculosis meningitis. Medical Clin NA, 1982: 66, 755-762. 4. Bullock, MRR, Welchman, JM: diagnostic and prognostic features of tuberculous meningitis on CT scanning. J Neurol Neurosurg and Psychiatry, 1982: 45, 1098-1101.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1989 Walsh Proceedings
Relation is Part of 1989 Walsh Session, February 10-11
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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