When a Fine Diagnosis Isn't Good Enough

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Identifier walsh_2005_s1_c4
Title When a Fine Diagnosis Isn't Good Enough
Creator Robin Wilson, MD; Carlos Pardo-Villamizar, MD; David Newman-Toker, MD
Affiliation Baltimore, MD
Subject Hodgkin Disease; Limbic Encephalitis; Ocular Motility Disorders; Saccades
History A 54-year old with a 6-month history of 'dancing eyes' and progressive cognitive and behavioral changes. Previous history significant hypertension and coronary angioplasty.
Pathology Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis
Disease/Diagnosis Hodgkin's lymphoma
Clinical Abnormal, intrusive eye moments
Presenting Symptom Ocular flutter; Progressive cognitive and behavioral decline
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Antimanic agents; Chemotherapy
Date 2005
References 1. Savino PJ, Glaser JS. Opsoclonus. Pattern of regression in a child with neuroblastoma. Br J Ophthalmol 1975; 59: 696-8. 2. Miller NR, Newman NJ, Hoyt WF, et al. Walsh and Hoyt's clinical neuro-ophthalmology. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1998. 3. Bernal F, Shams'ili S, Rojas I, et al. Anti- Tr antibodies as markers of paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration and Hodgkin's disease. Neurology 2003; 60: 230-4. 4. Chieng DC, Cangiarella JF, Symmans WF, et al. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of Hodgkin disease: a study of 89 cases with emphasis on false-negative cases. Cancer 2001; 93: 52-9.
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 NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2005
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
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