| Identifier |
walsh_2002_s2_c2 |
| Title |
Triple A Ball |
| Creator |
Dina Jacobs, MD; Steven Galetta, MD; Grant Liu, MD; Peter Nelson, MD, PhD |
| Affiliation |
(DJ) (SG) (GL) (PM) Philadelphia, PA |
| Subject |
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System; Alzheimer Disease |
| History |
An 81-year old female with sub-acute changes in mental status and fuzzy vision. Previous history significant for fall and resulting head trauma and Lyme disease. |
| Pathology |
Infiltrates of non-caseating granulomas and eosinophils occluding vessels with destruction vessel walls. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Granulomatous angiitis and amyloid angiopathy |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/100 OD, 20/40 OS; Ocular apraxia and ataxia |
| Presenting Symptom |
Visual difficulties; Mental confusion |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Date |
2002 |
| References |
1. Vollmer T, Guarnaccia J, Harrington W, Pacia S, Petroff O. Idiopathic granulomatous angiitis of the central nervous system: diagnostic challenges. Arch Neurol 1993;50:925-30. 2. Hunn M, Robinson S, Wakefield L, Mossman S, Abernethy D. Granulomatous angiitis of the CNS causing spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: the importance of leptomeningeal biopsy. J Neurol, Neurosurg, Psych 1998; 65:956-7. 3. Calabrese L, Duna G, Lie J. Vasculitis in the central nervous system. Arthritis and Rheum 1997;40:1189-1201. 4. Calabrese L, Furlan A, Gragg L, Ropos T. Primary angiitis of the central nervous system: diagnostic criteria and clinical approach. Clev Clin J Med 1992;59:293-306. 5. Chu C, Gray L, Goldstein L, Hulette C. Diagnosis of intracranial vasculitis: a multi-disciplinary approach. J Neuropath and Exp Neurol 1998;57:30-8. 6. Alrawi A, Trobe J, Blaivas M, Musch D. Brain biopsy in primary angiitis of the central nervous system. Neurology 1999;53:858-60. 7. Fountain N, Eberhard D. Primary angiitis of the central nervous system associated with cerebral amyloid angiopathy: report of two cases and review of the literature. Neurology 1996;46:190-7. 8. Greenberg S, Rosenblum W, Fountain N, Eberhard D. Amyloid angiopathy correspondence. Neurology 1997;48:291. 9. Winkler D, Bondolfi L, Herzig M, Jann L, Calhoun M, Wiederhold K, Tolnay M, Staufenbiel M, Jucker M. Spontaneous hemorrhagic stroke in a mouse model of cerebral amyloid angiopathy. J Neurosci 2001;21:1619-27. |
| 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/s64x5bht |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177686 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64x5bht |
