| Identifier |
walsh_2009_s1_c3 |
| Title |
VZ or not VZ = That is the Question |
| Creator |
Katie Luneau; Nancy J. Newman; Beau B. Bruce; Valérie Biousse |
| Affiliation |
Emory University, Atlanta |
| Subject |
Exophthalmos; Blepharoptosis; Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus; Ophthalmoplegia; Vasculitis; Brain Infarction; Aphasia |
| History |
A 75-year old female with severe pain on the left side of the nose associated with headache. Intraocular inflammation, proptosis, ophthalmoplegia and ptosis OS noted. |
| Pathology |
Cerebral angiitis |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
V1 Zoster with ophthalmoplegia and central nervous system Varicella Zoster Virus vasculitis |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OD, 20/200 OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Left-sided nasal pain; Headache; Decreased vision OS |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
Muscarinic antagonists; Antiviral agents |
| Date |
2009-02 |
| References |
1. Gilden D. Varicella zoster virus and central nervous system syndromes. Herpes. 11(suppl2). 89A-94A. 2004. 2. Nagel MA, Forghani B, Mahalingam R, et al. The value of detecting anti-VZV IgG antibody in CSF to diagnose VZV vasculopathy. Neurology. 68. 1069-1073. 2007. 3. Steiner I, Kennedy PG, Pachner AR. The neurotropic herpes viruses: herpes simplex and varicella-zoster. Neurology. 6. 1015-1028. 2007. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
41st Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2009 |
| 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 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6x3518t |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178725 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x3518t |
