Identifier |
walsh_2005_s4_c3 |
Title |
You've Got Some Nerve … But You Ain't Spineless! |
Creator |
Guy V. Jirawuthiworavong, MD; David R. Hinton, MD; Narsing A. Rao, MD; Peter Quiros, MD |
Affiliation |
Los Angeles, CA |
Subject |
Pupil Disorders; Optic Neuritis; Autoimmune Diseases |
History |
A 54-year old female with a sudden, painless loss of vision OD. Previous history significant for pituitary adenoma, resected 6 year prior along with hypertension, diabetes insipidus and hypercholesterolemia. |
Pathology |
Infiltration of right optic nerve and meninges with chronic inflammatory cells. |
Disease/Diagnosis |
Chronic optic neuritis with inflammation involving meninges |
Clinical |
VA: NLP OD, 20/20 OS, declining to 20/400; RAPD OD |
Presenting Symptom |
Loss of vision OD |
Neuroimaging |
MRI |
Treatment |
Corticosteroids; Immunosuppressive agents |
Date |
2005 |
References |
1. Miller NJ, Newman NR, eds. Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology. 5th Edition. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. 2. Wingerchuk DM, Weinshenker BG. Neuromyelitis optica: clinical predictors of a relapsing course and survival. Neurology 2003: 60(5):848-53. 3. Dutton JJ, Burde RM, Klingele TG. Autoimmune retrobulbar optic neuritis. Am J Ophthalmol 1982; 11-17. 4. Riedel P, Wall M, Allen G, et al. Autoimmune optic neuropathy. Arch Ophthalmol 1998; 116:1121-24. 5. Rao NA. Chronic experimental allergic optic neuritis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1981; 20(2):159-172. 6. Hayreh SS, Massranari RM, Yamada T, et al. Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. I. Optic nerve and central nervous system manifestations. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1981; 21(2):256-269. |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
31st Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
Relation is Part of |
Case 3, Session IV, Walsh Session, NANOS 2005 |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/index3.html |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-6788 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s62f7r5m |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
ID |
177617 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62f7r5m |