| Identifier |
walsh_1996_s1_c1 |
| Title |
Progressive Visual Loss with an Unusual Enlarging Intracranial Mass |
| Creator |
Robert F. Saul, MD; John B. Selhorst, MD; R. Patrick Dorion, MD |
| Affiliation |
(RFS) (JBS) (RPD) Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA |
| Subject |
Meningitis; Papilledema; Otitis; Retroperitoneal Fibrosis; Optic Atrophy; Nerve Compression Syndromes |
| History |
A 60-year old female with a 1-month history of visual decline OU, intermittent headache and recurrent ear infection AU. |
| Pathology |
Multiple foci of lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with multinucleated giant cells areas of necrosis of connective tissue. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/25 OU declining to 20/400 OD, 20/800 OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Decreasing vision OU; Headache; Ear infection |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
Corticosteroids |
| Date |
1996 |
| References |
Attached |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
22nd Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 1996 |
| 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/s6028v85 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177935 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6028v85 |
