| Identifier |
walsh_2003_s1_c2 |
| Title |
Unique Cause of Complete Horizontal Gaze Palsy |
| Creator |
Rajeev Muni, MD; Richard Wennberg, MD; Agnes Wong, MD, PhD |
| Affiliation |
(RM) (RW) (AW) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Subject |
Limbic Encephalitis; Diplopia; Ocular Motility Disorders; Teratoma |
| History |
A 28-year old female with a 1-week history of progressive diplopia and numbness of her entire face. Previous history significant for multiple benign ovarian teratomas. |
| Pathology |
Immature ovarian teratoma |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Reversible paraneoplastic brainstem encephalitis associated with benign ovarian teratoma |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OU |
| Presenting Symptom |
Diplopia on lateral gaze: Ataxia |
| Treatment |
Surgery; IV and oral corticosteroid |
| Date |
2003 |
| References |
1. Taylor RB, Mason W, Kong K, Wennberg R. Reversible paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis associated with a benign ovarian teratoma. Can J Neurol Sci 1999;26:317-320. 2. Aydiner A, Gurvit H, Baral I. Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis with immature ovarian teratoma. J Neurooncol 1998;37:63-66. 3. Nokura K, Yamamoto H, Okawara Y, et al. Reversible limbic encephalitis caused by ovarian teratoma. Acta Neurol Scand 1997;95;367-373. 4. Baloh RW et al. Novel brainstem syndrome associated with prostate carcinoma. Neurology 1993;43:2591-96. 5. Crino PB et al. Clinicopathologic study of paraneoplastic brainstem encephalitis and ophthalmoparesis. J Neuro-ophthalmol 1996;16(1):44-48. 6. Schiff ND, Moore DF. Predominant downgaze ophthalmoparesis in anit-Hu encephalomyelitis. J Neuro-ophthalmol 1996;16(4):302-303. 7. Bennett JL et al. Neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations of a paraneoplastic syndrome and testicular carcinoma. Neurology 1999;52:864-7. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
29th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2003 |
| 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/s6n87dg2 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177628 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n87dg2 |
