| Identifier |
walsh_2002_s2_c5 |
| Title |
A White Herring |
| Creator |
Gregory Paul Van Stavern, MD |
| Affiliation |
Detroit, MI |
| Subject |
Diplopia; Blepharoptosis; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Papilledema; Intracranial Pressure; Intracranial Hypertension |
| History |
A 35-year old female with headache, binocular diplopia and numbness. |
| Pathology |
Anaplastic astrocytoma consistent with gliomatosis cerebri. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Gliomatosis cerebri |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OU; Blind spots OU |
| Presenting Symptom |
Diplopia; Headache |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
Corticosteroids; XRT |
| Date |
2002 |
| References |
1. Kim DG, Yang HJ, Park IA, et al. Gliomatosis cerebri: Clinical Features, Treatment, and Prognosis. Acta Neurochir 1998; 140:755-762. 2. Kleihues et al. The new WHO classification of brain tumors. Brain Pathol 1993; 3:244-268. 3. Rust PR, Ashkan K, Ball C et al. Gliomatosis cerebri: Pitfalls in diagnosis. J Clin Neurosci 2001; 8:361-363. 4. Cruz-Velarde JA, Munoz L, Rodrigalvarez R et al. Intracranial hypertension as the first clinical manifestation of gliomatosis cerebri. Neurologia 2000; 15:32-34. 5. Felsberg GJ, Glass JP, Tien RD et al. Gliomatosis cerebri presenting with optic nerve involvement. Neurorad 1996; 38:774-777. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
28th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2002 |
| 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/s6j67knr |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177683 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j67knr |
